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) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
- 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
- 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) ladder
- 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 7.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
- 8.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 9.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
- 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) corn
- 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) unicorn
- 14.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 15.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 16.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
- 17.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 18.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
- 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) turtle
- 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) corn
- 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 23.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
- 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) corn
- 27.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) burger
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) dart
- 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) first
- 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) corn
- 34.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
- 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) hammer
- 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) fork
- 40.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
Answer key
- turtle
- computer
- ladder
- or
- ir
- or
- fork
- girl
- ir
- purple
- purple
- ir
- unicorn
- er
- er
- scarf
- ur
- thermometer
- thermometer
- ar
- turkey
- ur
- ar
- circle
- yarn
- bird
- ar
- circus
- dart
- first
- or
- ur
- corn
- paper
- ar
- hammer
- er
- ir
- fork
- er
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