R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 452 · 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.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) fork (c) turkey
3. 3.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
4. 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) unicorn
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) spider (c) purple
7. 7.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
8. 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
9. 9.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
10. 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
11. 11.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
12. 12.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
14. 14.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
15. 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) turkey (c) bird
17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
18. 18.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
20. 20.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) tiger (c) purple
22. 22.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
24. 24.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) shark
26. 26.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) yarn (c) torch
29. 29.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
30. 30.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
31. 31.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) circus (c) purple
33. 33.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) hammer
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) computer (c) circle
36. 36.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
37. 37.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
38. 38.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) first (c) paper
40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) circus

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