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.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
- 3.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) burger
- 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) fork
- 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
- 7.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
- 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) yarn
- 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) dart (c) unicorn
- 10.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
- 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) yarn
- 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 13.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) purple (c) girl
- 15.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) circus
- 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
- 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) tiger (c) unicorn
- 19.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) bird
- 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) scarf
- 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) star
- 23.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
- 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) paper
- 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
- 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) computer
- 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) third (c) fork
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) popcorn (c) jar
- 30.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
- 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 32.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
- 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) yarn (c) girl
- 34.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 35.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 36.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
- 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) guitar
- 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
Answer key
- or
- purple
- ur
- burger
- ladder
- star
- guitar
- yarn
- dart
- dart
- flower
- or
- er
- star
- er
- turtle
- popcorn
- tiger
- er
- bird
- first
- circle
- ladder
- ir
- popcorn
- circle
- guitar
- purple
- jar
- burger
- ur
- corn
- girl
- ar
- er
- or
- turkey
- turtle
- unicorn
- ur
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