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.
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- 1.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) circle
- 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 3.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) popcorn
- 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) bird (c) corn
- 8.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) fork
- 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) unicorn
- 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) ladder
- 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) burger
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) yarn
- 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) dart
- 18.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
- 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) flower (c) fork
- 20.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) popcorn (c) star
- 22.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) hammer
- 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) fork
- 25.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 26.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
- 27.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yirn (c) yorn
- 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) corn
- 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) torch
- 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) burger
- 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
- 33.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
- 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
- 35.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
- 36.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) fork
- 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) shark (c) popcorn
- 40.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
Answer key
- circle
- ir
- ir
- ar
- turkey
- ur
- bird
- ladder
- turtle
- ar
- unicorn
- star
- ar
- shark
- yarn
- or
- dart
- flower
- flower
- er
- popcorn
- purple
- hammer
- fork
- ar
- butter
- yarn
- circus
- torch
- corn
- or
- popcorn
- paper
- turkey
- guitar
- or
- scarf
- or
- thermometer
- er
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