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) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
- 2.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) fork
- 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) corn
- 6.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
- 7.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
- 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) car (c) corn
- 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) ladder (c) jar
- 10.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
- 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
- 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) torch (c) shark
- 15.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) bird
- 17.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
- 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) scarf
- 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) shark
- 20.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
- 21.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
- 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) purple
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) computer
- 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) star
- 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) guitar (c) turtle
- 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) paper (c) unicorn
- 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) first
- 31.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
- 32.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) turkey
- 34.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) torch
- 36.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
- 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 38.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) car (c) tiger
- 40.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
Answer key
- unicorn
- ur
- car
- ar
- spider
- third
- computer
- thermometer
- circus
- ir
- bird
- circle
- car
- torch
- or
- scarf
- torch
- popcorn
- girl
- butter
- flower
- or
- purple
- computer
- star
- ir
- ladder
- unicorn
- turtle
- first
- burger
- er
- circle
- ir
- yarn
- dart
- ar
- ar
- tiger
- ur
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