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.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) burger
- 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) circus
- 4.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 5.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcirn
- 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) yarn
- 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 8.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) unicorn
- 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) circus
- 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) burger
- 12.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 13.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) third (c) hammer
- 15.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 16.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) ladder (c) girl
- 18.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
- 19.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 20.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
- 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) corn
- 22.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 23.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 24.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) dart (c) bird
- 26.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) butter
- 28.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 29.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
- 30.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
- 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
- 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) computer (c) yarn
- 33.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
- 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
- 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
- 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
- 37.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 39.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 40.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
Answer key
- ar
- burger
- turtle
- ir
- popcorn
- bird
- ur
- or
- unicorn
- circus
- torch
- ladder
- er
- third
- ar
- ar
- girl
- bird
- ar
- purple
- corn
- girl
- or
- er
- popcorn
- ir
- turkey
- er
- flower
- dart
- circle
- computer
- fork
- burger
- star
- turkey
- or
- or
- ir
- corn
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