R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 45 · 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 is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) popcorn (c) first
3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) turtle
5. 5.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
6. 6.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
7. 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) dart
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) hammer (c) purple
10. 10.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) star (c) purple
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) corn (c) purple
13. 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
14. 14.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
15. 15.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
16. 16.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) star
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) unicorn
19. 19.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
20. 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
21. 21.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
22. 22.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
23. 23.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) guitar (c) burger
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) flower (c) turtle
26. 26.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
27. 27.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
28. 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
29. 29.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) popcorn
31. 31.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
32. 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
34. 34.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
35. 35.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
36. 36.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
38. 38.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) dart
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) jar

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