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.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) circle
- 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) first
- 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) yarn
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) turtle
- 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 7.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) third (c) paper
- 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
- 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
- 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) turtle
- 12.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
- 13.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 15.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) third
- 17.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
- 18.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
- 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) circus (c) guitar
- 21.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
- 22.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 23.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) unicorn
- 25.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
- 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) girl
- 27.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 28.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 29.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 30.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
- 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) star (c) third
- 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) first (c) purple
- 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 35.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) car (c) circus
- 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) bird
- 38.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) bird (c) turkey
- 40.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
Answer key
- er
- ladder
- burger
- popcorn
- turtle
- or
- ir
- paper
- circus
- purple
- star
- scarf
- or
- or
- burger
- corn
- circle
- bird
- butter
- circus
- shark
- ir
- or
- unicorn
- car
- guitar
- ur
- er
- ar
- third
- purple
- or
- first
- ar
- first
- car
- scarf
- ur
- turkey
- ar
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