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.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) first
- 2.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
- 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) corn
- 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) first
- 5.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
- 6.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) turtle (c) scarf
- 8.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
- 9.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 10.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
- 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
- 12.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) fork (c) ladder
- 14.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) unicorn (c) guitar
- 18.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) flower
- 20.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
- 21.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
- 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
- 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) tiger
- 24.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 25.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
- 26.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 27.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) bird
- 30.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 31.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 32.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 34.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 35.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) circle
- 37.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) circle (c) fork
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) turtle
- 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
Answer key
- fork
- turkey
- corn
- first
- flower
- ar
- turtle
- computer
- ir
- fork
- star
- ar
- star
- or
- ur
- or
- guitar
- ur
- dart
- popcorn
- unicorn
- turtle
- bird
- ar
- circle
- or
- er
- ar
- burger
- ar
- er
- ur
- ir
- er
- circus
- purple
- or
- shark
- car
- ur
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