R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 529 · 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) turtle (b) unicorn (c) paper
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) butter (c) turtle
3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) computer (c) circle
4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) computer
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) shark (c) burger
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) burger (c) circus
7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) flower (c) purple
8. 8.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) purple (c) spider
10. 10.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
11. 11.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
12. 12.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
14. 14.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
15. 15.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
16. 16.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
17. 17.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
18. 18.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guiter
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) fork (c) turtle
20. 20.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
21. 21.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) thermometer
23. 23.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
24. 24.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) guitar
26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) fork
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) tiger
28. 28.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
29. 29.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
30. 30.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) circle
32. 32.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) star (c) circus
34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) thermometer (c) torch
36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) corn (c) first
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) flower
38. 38.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
39. 39.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
40. 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

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