R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets
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.
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- 1.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) scarf (c) turtle
- 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) paper
- 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 4.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 5.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 6.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
- 7.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 8.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
- 9.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 10.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
- 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) hammer
- 12.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) purple (c) thermometer
- 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) circle (c) torch
- 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 16.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
- 18.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 19.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) corn (c) third
- 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 22.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guiter
- 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 25.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
- 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) scarf
- 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) scarf
- 29.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 30.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
- 31.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
- 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
- 33.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) star
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) computer
- 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) popcorn
- 37.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
- 38.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) jar (c) purple
- 40.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
Answer key
- turtle
- paper
- er
- ur
- er
- shark
- er
- thermometer
- ar
- girl
- burger
- ar
- thermometer
- torch
- ar
- ir
- scarf
- ar
- yarn
- third
- or
- guitar
- ur
- ir
- purple
- or
- circle
- scarf
- turkey
- third
- star
- tiger
- ir
- star
- computer
- tiger
- butter
- first
- jar
- ir
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