R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 498 · 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) fork (b) car (c) turtle
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) third
3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) scarf
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) butter (c) scarf
6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
8. 8.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) flower
10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) burger (c) unicorn
11. 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) tiger
13. 13.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
14. 14.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
15. 15.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shirk
16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) paper
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) girl
18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
19. 19.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jer
20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) hammer (c) third
22. 22.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
23. 23.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) girl
25. 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
26. 26.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) circus (c) fork
28. 28.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
29. 29.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) tiger (c) fork
31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) star (c) ladder
32. 32.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
33. 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) scarf
35. 35.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
36. 36.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
37. 37.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
38. 38.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) thermometer (c) torch
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) shark

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