R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 429 · 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.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) unicorn (c) shark
2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) first (c) popcorn
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) girl
4. 4.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) fork
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) popcorn
7. 7.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
8. 8.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
10. 10.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
11. 11.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
13. 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf
14. 14.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) tiger
16. 16.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
18. 18.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) first (c) yarn
20. 20.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
21. 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) purple
23. 23.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
24. 24.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) girl (c) turtle
26. 26.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shark (c) shork
27. 27.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) flower (c) shark
29. 29.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) first (c) hammer
31. 31.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
33. 33.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) thermometer
35. 35.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) ladder
37. 37.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) burger
39. 39.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) paper

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