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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 2.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
- 3.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
- 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 5.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
- 6.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
- 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) turtle
- 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) car (c) paper
- 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 12.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) star (c) first
- 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
- 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
- 16.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 17.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) dart (c) circle
- 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) bird (c) popcorn
- 21.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
- 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
- 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) circus
- 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) bird
- 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) star (c) fork
- 26.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) tiger
- 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 29.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) star
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) computer
- 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) star
- 35.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
- 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) corn
- 37.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
- 38.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) torch (c) shark
- 40.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
Answer key
- or
- dart
- corn
- yarn
- circus
- popcorn
- circle
- or
- car
- ur
- ar
- ar
- first
- turtle
- torch
- ar
- er
- thermometer
- or
- hammer
- tiger
- yarn
- purple
- bird
- fork
- ar
- tiger
- er
- ir
- flower
- computer
- ur
- er
- popcorn
- third
- corn
- first
- unicorn
- shark
- or
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