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.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 3.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
- 4.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 5.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
- 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 7.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shirk
- 8.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
- 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) paper
- 10.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) first
- 13.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
- 15.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
- 16.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 17.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) purple
- 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 20.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
- 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) flower
- 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) fork
- 23.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
- 24.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 25.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) circle (c) unicorn
- 27.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 28.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
- 29.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
- 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) girl
- 31.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 32.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
- 33.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
- 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) torch (c) girl
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) ladder (c) car
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) computer (c) car
- 37.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
- 38.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) turkey
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) popcorn
Answer key
- or
- ar
- first
- burger
- turtle
- or
- shark
- scarf
- paper
- ir
- or
- first
- or
- dart
- popcorn
- or
- circus
- purple
- ur
- guitar
- flower
- scarf
- fork
- ar
- ar
- unicorn
- ur
- thermometer
- yarn
- girl
- ir
- third
- spider
- torch
- car
- burger
- unicorn
- paper
- tiger
- circle
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