R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 465 · 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) fork (b) fark (c) furk
2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) tiger (c) shark
3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) unicorn (c) butter
4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) shark (c) spider
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) butter
6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
7. 7.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
10. 10.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
12. 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
13. 13.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) burger
15. 15.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) car
17. 17.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
18. 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
19. 19.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) fork (c) thermometer
21. 21.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) durt
22. 22.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
23. 23.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
24. 24.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
25. 25.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
26. 26.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
28. 28.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) spider
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) purple
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) circle
32. 32.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jor (c) jar
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) dart (c) butter
34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) corn
35. 35.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
36. 36.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
37. 37.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
38. 38.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
39. 39.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
40. 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star

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