R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 61 · 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 is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
2. 2.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
3. 3.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
4. 4.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) car (c) paper
7. 7.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
8. 8.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
9. 9.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
10. 10.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
11. 11.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) butter
14. 14.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) scarf (c) fork
16. 16.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
17. 17.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) torch
19. 19.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) purple (c) fork
21. 21.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
22. 22.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) guitar (c) butter
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) circle
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) purple
26. 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) tiger (c) purple
29. 29.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) turtle
31. 31.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
32. 32.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
33. 33.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
34. 34.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) popcorn
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) guitar
37. 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) bird
39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
40. 40.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar

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