R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 609 · 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.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) first
2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
3. 3.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
4. 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
5. 5.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
6. 6.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
7. 7.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) girl (c) purple
9. 9.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) scarf (c) torch
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) butter
12. 12.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
13. 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
14. 14.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) spider
16. 16.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
17. 17.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) popcorn (c) butter
19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) fork
20. 20.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
21. 21.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
22. 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) shark
25. 25.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
27. 27.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) guitar (c) popcorn
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) turkey
30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
31. 31.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) popcorn
33. 33.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) bird
35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) corn
36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) guitar
39. 39.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) scarf (c) corn

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