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 is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
- 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) shark (c) turkey
- 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
- 5.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 6.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
- 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) turtle
- 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
- 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) first (c) spider
- 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 12.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) hammer (c) popcorn
- 14.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
- 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) circle
- 16.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 18.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
- 19.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) unicorn
- 21.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) guitar
- 23.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
- 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
- 25.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 27.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
- 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) star
- 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 33.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) dart (c) turkey
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) scarf
- 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) circus
- 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
- 39.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) dart
Answer key
- circus
- turkey
- ir
- fork
- or
- scarf
- girl
- torch
- burger
- ur
- ur
- ar
- popcorn
- guitar
- circle
- ir
- ar
- tiger
- ur
- car
- ar
- guitar
- burger
- star
- ir
- ur
- flower
- circle
- yarn
- or
- star
- er
- paper
- or
- dart
- turtle
- circus
- turtle
- girl
- first
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