R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 437 · 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) bird (b) dart (c) turkey
2. 2.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
3. 3.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
4. 4.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) unicorn
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) spider
7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
8. 8.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) scarf
10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) torch
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) jar
12. 12.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) circle
14. 14.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
15. 15.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
16. 16.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
19. 19.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
20. 20.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) tiger
22. 22.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) car (c) cor
23. 23.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
24. 24.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) paper (c) turtle
27. 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
28. 28.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) turkey
30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circle (c) corn
33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) guitar
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) ladder
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) unicorn
36. 36.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
37. 37.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
38. 38.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) first
40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) star (c) corn

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