R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 540 · 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 “ar”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) scarf
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) turtle
3. 3.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
4. 4.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
5. 5.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
6. 6.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jor (c) jar
7. 7.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) paper
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) first
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) girl
13. 13.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) car
15. 15.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) tiger (c) turtle
17. 17.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) jar (c) torch
19. 19.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) star (c) first
21. 21.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) purple
23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) scarf
24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) flower
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) purple
26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
27. 27.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) shark (c) corn
29. 29.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) purple
31. 31.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) bird
33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) paper
35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) ladder (c) popcorn
36. 36.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) fork
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) jar (c) flower
39. 39.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
40. 40.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn

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