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 is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
- 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) burger (c) dart
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) girl (c) scarf
- 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) purple
- 5.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 7.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
- 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) star
- 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) shark
- 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) torch (c) first
- 12.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 13.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
- 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) circle
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) girl
- 17.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
- 19.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) first (c) ladder
- 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) computer (c) fork
- 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) jar
- 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) dart
- 24.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
- 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) paper
- 26.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
- 27.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) spider
- 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) tiger
- 30.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
- 31.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 32.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
- 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) fork (c) thermometer
- 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 35.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) butter
- 37.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) paper (c) turtle
- 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 40.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
Answer key
- purple
- burger
- scarf
- purple
- or
- ir
- first
- bird
- shark
- or
- first
- ar
- dart
- ir
- butter
- yarn
- ur
- third
- ar
- corn
- fork
- jar
- girl
- popcorn
- paper
- spider
- er
- spider
- tiger
- turtle
- ar
- jar
- thermometer
- ar
- ur
- popcorn
- ar
- guitar
- or
- er
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