R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 558 · 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) or (b) ar (c) ir
2. 2.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scirf (c) scorf
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) guitar
4. 4.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
5. 5.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) cor (c) car
6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) turkey (c) yarn
7. 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
8. 8.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
9. 9.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) computer
11. 11.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) jar
13. 13.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
14. 14.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
15. 15.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) circus
17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) tiger (c) fork
18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) circus
19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) tiger
20. 20.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) hammer
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) guitar (c) turtle
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) shark
24. 24.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
25. 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) girl
27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) thermometer
28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
29. 29.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) hammer
31. 31.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) fork
33. 33.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
34. 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
35. 35.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
36. 36.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
37. 37.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
38. 38.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
39. 39.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
40. 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

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