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.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 2.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 3.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
- 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) spider (c) unicorn
- 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) jar
- 6.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) shark
- 8.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
- 9.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
- 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) butter
- 11.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
- 12.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
- 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) purple
- 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 17.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
- 18.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 19.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 20.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
- 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) flower (c) burger
- 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) circle
- 23.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
- 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 26.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
- 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) paper (c) guitar
- 29.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
- 31.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) computer
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) shark (c) fork
- 36.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stur (c) stor
- 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) bird
- 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) turtle
- 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) girl (c) corn
Answer key
- ar
- er
- fork
- star
- jar
- guitar
- turkey
- jar
- spider
- butter
- dart
- or
- turtle
- purple
- or
- ur
- corn
- er
- ur
- popcorn
- burger
- unicorn
- circus
- ir
- or
- ladder
- ar
- paper
- or
- purple
- er
- ur
- ur
- computer
- fork
- star
- er
- yarn
- girl
- corn
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