R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 633 · 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.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
2. 2.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
4. 4.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) fork
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) girl (c) turkey
7. 7.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) first (c) torch
9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) circus
10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) thermometer
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) thermometer
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) first
13. 13.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
14. 14.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
15. 15.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
16. 16.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
17. 17.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) hammer
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) guitar
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) thermometer
21. 21.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
22. 22.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
23. 23.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
24. 24.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
25. 25.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) third (c) purple
27. 27.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
28. 28.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
30. 30.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) girl (c) torch
34. 34.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) corn
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) spider (c) jar
37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star
38. 38.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) girl (c) turkey
40. 40.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple

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