R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 517 · 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.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) hammer
3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
4. 4.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) turkey (c) tiger
6. 6.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
7. 7.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) girl
9. 9.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) turkey
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) butter (c) unicorn
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) hammer (c) car
14. 14.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
15. 15.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitar (c) guitor
16. 16.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
17. 17.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
18. 18.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) corn
21. 21.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) star
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) star
24. 24.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
25. 25.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
26. 26.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
27. 27.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
28. 28.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) paper
30. 30.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) third (c) turkey
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) scarf
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) spider (c) corn
34. 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) purple (c) corn
36. 36.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) popcorn
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) shark (c) torch
39. 39.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) butter (c) torch

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