R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets
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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) thermometer
- 3.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
- 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) flower
- 5.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) burger
- 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) third
- 9.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) butter
- 11.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) third
- 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 14.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) corn
- 16.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
- 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 18.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
- 19.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) purple
- 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) spider
- 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) shark (c) purple
- 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
- 25.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
- 26.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) fork
- 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) unicorn
- 29.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
- 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) purple
- 31.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 32.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
- 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
- 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 35.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) guitar (c) turtle
- 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) jar
- 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) turkey
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) star (c) ladder
- 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
Answer key
- or
- thermometer
- paper
- bird
- ur
- burger
- burger
- torch
- ar
- popcorn
- ir
- computer
- ar
- circle
- purple
- turkey
- er
- hammer
- ir
- guitar
- fork
- or
- third
- star
- corn
- er
- shark
- unicorn
- popcorn
- corn
- ir
- bird
- purple
- or
- ir
- turtle
- jar
- turkey
- ladder
- ar
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