R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 355 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
2. 2.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shurk
3. 3.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) butter (c) purple
5. 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
6. 6.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) thermometer (c) turkey
8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) shark (c) fork
9. 9.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
10. 10.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
11. 11.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) corn
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) girl
14. 14.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yirn
15. 15.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
16. 16.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) thermometer
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) torch
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) burger
20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
21. 21.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cur
22. 22.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jor (c) jar
23. 23.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf
24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) ladder (c) torch
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) fork
26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) tiger (c) girl
27. 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
28. 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
29. 29.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) flower (c) third
31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) unicorn (c) turtle
32. 32.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) yarn (c) popcorn
34. 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
35. 35.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
36. 36.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) star
38. 38.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
39. 39.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) car

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