R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 374 · 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.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) unicorn
2. 2.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
3. 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
4. 4.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
5. 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
6. 6.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
7. 7.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
8. 8.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
9. 9.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) paper (c) purple
11. 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) torch
13. 13.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) hammer (c) popcorn
15. 15.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) fork
17. 17.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) thermometer
19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) third (c) star
21. 21.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
22. 22.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) paper (c) corn
24. 24.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) spider
26. 26.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
27. 27.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) scarf
29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) popcorn
30. 30.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
31. 31.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
32. 32.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) torch (c) yarn
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) purple
35. 35.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jur (c) jar
36. 36.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
37. 37.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
38. 38.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
39. 39.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
40. 40.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer

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