R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 612 · 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 “ar”? (a) corn (b) flower (c) star
2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
3. 3.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
4. 4.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) ladder
6. 6.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
7. 7.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) girl (c) popcorn
10. 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
11. 11.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) butter (c) burger
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) fork
14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) jar
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) thermometer
16. 16.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) butter (c) guitar
18. 18.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
19. 19.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) paper (c) jar
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) popcorn (c) scarf
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) ladder
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) star (c) third
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) fork
25. 25.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) ladder (c) unicorn
27. 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
29. 29.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) yarn (c) purple
31. 31.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
32. 32.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) thermometer
34. 34.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) circle
36. 36.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) girl
38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) yarn
39. 39.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
40. 40.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

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