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 “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) car
- 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 3.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cir (c) cor
- 4.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 5.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 6.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
- 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) third
- 8.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 9.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
- 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) torch
- 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) turkey
- 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) hammer
- 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) turkey
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) fork
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) spider
- 20.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) star (c) first
- 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) hammer (c) popcorn
- 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) fork
- 25.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) popcorn (c) shark
- 27.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 28.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) thermometer (c) dart
- 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) unicorn
- 32.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) burger (c) jar
- 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) computer
- 35.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
- 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 37.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
- 38.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
- 39.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
- 40.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
Answer key
- burger
- ur
- car
- yarn
- ar
- scarf
- torch
- ur
- or
- or
- torch
- ir
- flower
- fork
- girl
- er
- turkey
- purple
- yarn
- er
- first
- circle
- hammer
- bird
- ar
- popcorn
- ar
- ir
- ur
- thermometer
- scarf
- or
- jar
- computer
- popcorn
- turkey
- jar
- shark
- guitar
- ir
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