R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 464 · 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 “or”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) third
2. 2.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
3. 3.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
4. 4.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) jar
6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
7. 7.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
8. 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
10. 10.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
11. 11.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
12. 12.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
13. 13.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) tiger
15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) ladder
16. 16.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dert
17. 17.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
18. 18.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) jar (c) burger
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) computer
21. 21.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cur
22. 22.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
23. 23.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicirn (c) unicorn
24. 24.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) guitar (c) first
26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
27. 27.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) hammer
29. 29.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) torch (c) circus
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) scarf (c) corn
32. 32.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
33. 33.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) fork
35. 35.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
36. 36.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
37. 37.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
38. 38.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
39. 39.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) butter (c) bird

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