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) jar (b) purple (c) first
- 2.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) butter
- 6.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) circle (c) turtle
- 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
- 9.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
- 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) scarf
- 11.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dert
- 12.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star
- 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) paper
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) thermometer
- 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) hammer (c) burger
- 16.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
- 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
- 18.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
- 19.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitar (c) guitor
- 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) burger (c) circle
- 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 25.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 27.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) burger (c) thermometer
- 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) hammer
- 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 32.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
- 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 34.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) flower
- 36.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
- 37.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 38.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 39.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) car
Answer key
- first
- ir
- ar
- turkey
- turkey
- circle
- turtle
- torch
- butter
- spider
- dart
- star
- paper
- thermometer
- burger
- yarn
- popcorn
- shark
- ar
- ur
- guitar
- corn
- or
- ir
- er
- or
- ur
- popcorn
- fork
- ir
- or
- fork
- burger
- er
- yarn
- hammer
- er
- er
- ladder
- bird
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