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 has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) car
- 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) turtle
- 3.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) guitar (c) first
- 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) guitar (c) corn
- 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
- 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
- 11.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 13.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
- 14.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
- 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) turtle
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) thermometer
- 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 18.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 19.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
- 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
- 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) butter
- 22.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) corn
- 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) car
- 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 26.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
- 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 28.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 29.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 30.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
- 31.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
- 32.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scurf (c) scorf
- 33.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 34.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jar (c) jor
- 35.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) bird
- 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) spider
- 38.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) tiger (c) fork
- 40.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
Answer key
- car
- fork
- ir
- first
- corn
- ir
- or
- turkey
- or
- purple
- ar
- ir
- butter
- girl
- popcorn
- dart
- er
- er
- ladder
- first
- butter
- ur
- flower
- purple
- or
- turtle
- or
- ar
- ur
- popcorn
- flower
- scarf
- paper
- jar
- er
- burger
- circle
- ar
- tiger
- ar
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