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.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 2.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
- 3.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) flower (c) yarn
- 5.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) fork
- 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
- 8.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 10.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) circus
- 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
- 13.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) flower
- 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) torch
- 16.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) turtle
- 18.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) car (c) computer
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) turkey
- 21.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) torch
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) butter (c) shark
- 25.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) bird
- 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) girl (c) car
- 29.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 30.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
- 31.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
- 32.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
- 33.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) unicorn
- 35.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 36.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
- 37.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
- 38.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
- 39.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) guitar
Answer key
- or
- torch
- er
- flower
- er
- fork
- turtle
- or
- ur
- ar
- purple
- popcorn
- paper
- turkey
- circus
- turkey
- turtle
- unicorn
- computer
- scarf
- ar
- or
- torch
- butter
- er
- bird
- ur
- car
- ar
- girl
- tiger
- bird
- ir
- unicorn
- ir
- ladder
- circle
- corn
- ir
- first
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