R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 603 · 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.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) paper
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) popcorn
4. 4.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
5. 5.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
6. 6.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) computer (c) dart
9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
10. 10.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
11. 11.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) torch
13. 13.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) third (c) turkey
15. 15.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
16. 16.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
17. 17.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
18. 18.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
19. 19.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) thermometer (c) purple
21. 21.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) circle
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) jar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) guitar
25. 25.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
26. 26.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) turtle
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) unicorn
29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
30. 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
31. 31.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) corn
33. 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) popcorn
35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
36. 36.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
37. 37.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) computer (c) scarf
39. 39.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scurf (c) scorf
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) torch (c) yarn

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