R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 475 · 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.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
2. 2.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
3. 3.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
4. 4.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
5. 5.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
6. 6.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) tiger
8. 8.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) popcorn
10. 10.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yirn
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) girl
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) unicorn
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) yarn
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) dart
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) turtle
16. 16.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) scarf
19. 19.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
20. 20.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) first
22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) spider (c) purple
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) guitar
24. 24.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) third
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) ladder
27. 27.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
28. 28.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
29. 29.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
31. 31.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) dart
33. 33.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
34. 34.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) car
36. 36.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
37. 37.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
38. 38.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
40. 40.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard

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