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) corn (b) cern (c) carn
- 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 3.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) unicorn
- 5.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
- 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) spider
- 7.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 8.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
- 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 12.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 13.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) spider
- 15.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
- 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) shark
- 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) jar
- 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
- 19.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) shark (c) bird
- 21.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
- 22.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) girl
- 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 25.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
- 26.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 27.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 28.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) unicorn
- 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) computer (c) popcorn
- 31.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) fork (c) tiger
- 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) first (c) corn
- 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) corn
- 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) third
- 37.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 38.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) first
- 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
Answer key
- corn
- or
- er
- turkey
- first
- guitar
- or
- ur
- ur
- unicorn
- ir
- ar
- er
- spider
- third
- fork
- circle
- popcorn
- turtle
- shark
- thermometer
- torch
- computer
- ur
- paper
- ur
- or
- shark
- star
- popcorn
- ir
- tiger
- paper
- burger
- corn
- third
- ir
- ladder
- butter
- car
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