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) paper (b) girl (c) turtle
- 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) jar
- 4.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 5.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
- 6.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) circle
- 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) yarn
- 9.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
- 10.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
- 11.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) ladder (c) star
- 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) girl
- 15.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
- 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 17.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) paper (c) turkey
- 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) turkey
- 21.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) scarf (c) unicorn
- 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) star (c) hammer
- 24.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
- 25.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 26.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
- 27.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) yarn
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) purple
- 30.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
- 31.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 33.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) first
- 35.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) flower (c) burger
- 37.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
- 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) scarf
- 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
- 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) corn (c) turtle
Answer key
- turtle
- ur
- jar
- ir
- star
- ur
- fork
- girl
- corn
- flower
- ur
- ladder
- ar
- unicorn
- purple
- ur
- ar
- popcorn
- turkey
- torch
- third
- spider
- star
- girl
- ar
- circus
- thermometer
- butter
- yarn
- jar
- er
- ar
- ar
- first
- or
- burger
- scarf
- popcorn
- torch
- corn
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