R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 518 · 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 “or”? (a) tiger (b) third (c) corn
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) spider (c) first
3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) purple (c) circus
4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
5. 5.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
7. 7.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
8. 8.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) yarn
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) guitar
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) yarn
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) yarn
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) tiger (c) purple
15. 15.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
16. 16.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
17. 17.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) corn (c) butter
19. 19.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) circle (c) shark
21. 21.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scarf (c) scorf
22. 22.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) burger
24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) fork
26. 26.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) car (c) third
28. 28.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) girl (c) corn
30. 30.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
31. 31.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
32. 32.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) jar
34. 34.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) scarf
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) thermometer
37. 37.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
38. 38.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
39. 39.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
40. 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle

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