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) flower (b) turtle (c) car
- 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) purple
- 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
- 5.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
- 6.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
- 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 9.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) purple (c) corn
- 11.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) girl (c) fork
- 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 15.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
- 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) bird
- 17.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) unicorn (c) third
- 19.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 20.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
- 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) computer
- 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
- 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
- 25.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) circle
- 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) bird
- 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
- 29.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) circle
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) turtle
- 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
- 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) thermometer (c) scarf
- 36.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
- 37.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 38.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 39.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) circle
Answer key
- car
- jar
- ar
- bird
- corn
- flower
- or
- ir
- ir
- corn
- ir
- girl
- or
- er
- thermometer
- bird
- or
- third
- ur
- third
- er
- burger
- turtle
- popcorn
- er
- turtle
- flower
- scarf
- ir
- fork
- thermometer
- star
- ir
- turkey
- scarf
- tiger
- er
- ir
- guitar
- circle
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