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 is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 3.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
- 4.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 5.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 6.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
- 7.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) thermometer
- 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
- 10.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) girl
- 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) flower (c) circle
- 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) popcorn
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) purple
- 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) purple
- 16.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) guitar
- 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) circle
- 19.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) corn (c) dart
- 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 22.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) unicorn
- 24.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) third (c) burger
- 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) fork (c) burger
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) first (c) torch
- 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) tiger (c) car
- 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 32.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) third
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) guitar
- 36.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
- 37.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
- 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) fork
- 39.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
- 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) flower
Answer key
- girl
- ar
- ladder
- ir
- or
- torch
- er
- scarf
- circus
- ar
- girl
- circle
- popcorn
- computer
- torch
- guitar
- guitar
- jar
- paper
- third
- ur
- ir
- unicorn
- er
- or
- burger
- first
- hammer
- ur
- purple
- ur
- er
- ar
- star
- ladder
- bird
- car
- fork
- corn
- turtle
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