R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 652 · 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.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) spider
2. 2.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) turkey
4. 4.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) star (c) turkey
6. 6.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
7. 7.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jur (c) jar
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) popcorn (c) turtle
9. 9.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) unicorn
11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
12. 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) guitar (c) torch
14. 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) third
16. 16.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
17. 17.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) butter
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) circle
20. 20.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) corn
22. 22.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
23. 23.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) first
25. 25.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) guitar
27. 27.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
28. 28.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) purple (c) scarf
30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) computer (c) burger
32. 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
33. 33.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
34. 34.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) paper (c) car
38. 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yarn (c) yorn
39. 39.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
40. 40.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

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