R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 492 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) guitar (c) thermometer
2. 2.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
4. 4.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) butter
6. 6.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
7. 7.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) burger
9. 9.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) star
11. 11.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
12. 12.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) third
14. 14.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
15. 15.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
16. 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
17. 17.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
18. 18.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
19. 19.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) torch (c) yarn
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) thermometer (c) burger
22. 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
24. 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) butter
26. 26.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) girl
28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) bird
29. 29.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
30. 30.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) fork
32. 32.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
33. 33.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) paper
35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) bird
37. 37.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) star (c) torch
39. 39.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
40. 40.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower

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