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.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) thermometer
- 3.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
- 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) unicorn (c) butter
- 5.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 6.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
- 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) bird
- 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) paper
- 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) unicorn
- 11.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) circle
- 13.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
- 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) turkey
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) star
- 17.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shark (c) shork
- 18.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) burger
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) turtle
- 21.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
- 22.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) hammer
- 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) third (c) ladder
- 26.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 27.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) dart
- 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) shark
- 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) yarn
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) computer
- 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 33.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
- 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) purple (c) girl
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) popcorn
- 36.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 37.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) spider
- 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) thermometer (c) dart
Answer key
- or
- torch
- purple
- unicorn
- er
- yarn
- bird
- ir
- turkey
- girl
- ir
- shark
- ar
- star
- fork
- star
- shark
- burger
- corn
- jar
- first
- er
- ur
- hammer
- third
- er
- or
- turtle
- ladder
- circle
- computer
- or
- scarf
- purple
- popcorn
- ar
- ur
- or
- spider
- dart
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