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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
- 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 6.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
- 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) third
- 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) spider
- 9.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
- 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 12.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
- 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circus (c) turtle
- 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) scarf
- 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) yarn (c) flower
- 16.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
- 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) computer
- 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 19.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
- 20.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 21.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
- 22.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
- 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
- 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) first
- 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) car
- 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) ladder
- 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) first
- 28.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
- 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) bird
- 30.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 31.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
- 32.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
- 33.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 34.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) jar
- 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) yarn (c) circle
- 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) turkey
- 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) popcorn
Answer key
- ar
- bird
- or
- ar
- unicorn
- third
- third
- burger
- purple
- ur
- ar
- guitar
- circus
- scarf
- flower
- hammer
- computer
- ur
- torch
- ur
- fork
- popcorn
- turtle
- turtle
- fork
- ladder
- popcorn
- butter
- bird
- turkey
- star
- first
- or
- girl
- jar
- circle
- or
- ir
- hammer
- spider
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