R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 412 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
2. 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) thermometer
4. 4.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
5. 5.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
6. 6.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) circus (c) butter
8. 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) purple (c) popcorn
11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) jar
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) unicorn (c) third
13. 13.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
14. 14.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) burger
16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) car (c) computer
17. 17.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
18. 18.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
19. 19.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
20. 20.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) computer
22. 22.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
23. 23.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
24. 24.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
25. 25.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) corn (c) computer
29. 29.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) star
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) burger (c) star
32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) ladder
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) popcorn
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) turtle
36. 36.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
39. 39.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
40. 40.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger

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