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 “ur”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) spider
- 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
- 3.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 4.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
- 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) first (c) popcorn
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) popcorn (c) scarf
- 7.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 8.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
- 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) dart
- 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 11.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jer
- 12.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) hammer
- 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) guitar (c) ladder
- 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
- 18.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
- 19.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) thermometer (c) scarf
- 21.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) fork
- 23.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) shark
- 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 26.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 27.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
- 29.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
- 31.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) car (c) purple
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) guitar
- 34.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
- 35.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
- 36.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
- 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) star
- 38.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) turkey
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) fork (c) third
Answer key
- burger
- popcorn
- er
- tiger
- first
- popcorn
- ar
- unicorn
- girl
- or
- jar
- ir
- ur
- er
- jar
- ladder
- turtle
- bird
- or
- scarf
- er
- tiger
- ir
- turkey
- or
- er
- ar
- star
- er
- purple
- er
- purple
- guitar
- circus
- butter
- girl
- circle
- fork
- car
- third
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