R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.
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- 1.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
- 2.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 3.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
- 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) computer (c) torch
- 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 7.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) tiger
- 9.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
- 10.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) bird
- 12.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
- 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 14.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
- 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) yarn
- 16.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) turtle
- 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) circus
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) circle
- 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
- 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
- 22.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 23.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
- 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) circle
- 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) computer
- 26.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 27.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) circus
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) yarn
- 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) corn (c) purple
- 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 32.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 33.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
- 34.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 35.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) torch (c) purple
- 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) third (c) spider
- 38.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
- 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) bird (c) turtle
- 40.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
Answer key
- popcorn
- er
- torch
- ir
- circus
- ur
- ir
- turkey
- tiger
- ar
- bird
- shark
- ur
- fork
- purple
- turtle
- scarf
- shark
- jar
- first
- guitar
- ir
- butter
- car
- computer
- yarn
- scarf
- paper
- yarn
- corn
- or
- er
- ladder
- er
- spider
- star
- spider
- car
- turtle
- unicorn
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