R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 596 · 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.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) girl
3. 3.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) spider
5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) paper
6. 6.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
7. 7.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
8. 8.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
9. 9.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) guitar
11. 11.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
12. 12.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
13. 13.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
14. 14.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
15. 15.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) popcorn (c) butter
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) tiger
18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) yarn
20. 20.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) tirch
21. 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) third
23. 23.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
24. 24.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
25. 25.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) first (c) flower
27. 27.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
28. 28.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
29. 29.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) torch (c) yarn
31. 31.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cir (c) cor
32. 32.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
33. 33.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
34. 34.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
35. 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
36. 36.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) paper
38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) jar (c) fork
40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) car

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