R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 589 · 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.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
2. 2.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
4. 4.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
5. 5.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
6. 6.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
8. 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) burger
10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) turtle
11. 11.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) circus
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) circus (c) popcorn
14. 14.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) tiger (c) circle
16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) flower
17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
18. 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
19. 19.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
20. 20.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) ladder
22. 22.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) guitar
24. 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jur
26. 26.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
27. 27.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
28. 28.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
29. 29.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) computer
34. 34.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) butter (c) third
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) yarn (c) turtle
37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
38. 38.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
39. 39.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
40. 40.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar

Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids