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 “ar”? (a) first (b) torch (c) dart
- 2.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 3.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
- 4.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 5.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
- 6.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
- 7.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
- 8.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
- 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
- 10.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) third
- 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
- 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) third
- 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) girl
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) yarn (c) corn
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) flower (c) corn
- 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) third
- 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) burger (c) scarf
- 22.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
- 23.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) dart (c) purple
- 25.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
- 26.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) jar
- 28.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dirt
- 29.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
- 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) jar
- 32.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
- 33.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) butter
- 35.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) star (c) circle
- 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
- 38.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 39.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) corn
Answer key
- dart
- ur
- torch
- or
- guitar
- first
- car
- yarn
- circus
- ladder
- corn
- tiger
- scarf
- flower
- girl
- yarn
- car
- third
- or
- ar
- burger
- third
- er
- spider
- shark
- ir
- turkey
- dart
- corn
- ur
- jar
- turkey
- er
- fork
- er
- circle
- bird
- ar
- hammer
- circus
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