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 is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
- 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) girl
- 3.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) hammer
- 5.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 6.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
- 7.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) purple
- 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) butter
- 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 12.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
- 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 14.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 15.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) dart
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) bird
- 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 19.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) spider
- 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
- 22.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 24.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
- 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) corn
- 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) third
- 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) hammer (c) circle
- 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
- 30.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) thermometer
- 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) torch (c) purple
- 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) unicorn
- 34.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) butter (c) circle
- 36.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
- 37.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
- 38.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) computer
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) first
Answer key
- bird
- fork
- er
- corn
- er
- guitar
- or
- jar
- turtle
- ur
- or
- car
- ar
- ladder
- ir
- dart
- yarn
- er
- ar
- spider
- burger
- or
- turtle
- fork
- circus
- star
- ur
- hammer
- torch
- popcorn
- thermometer
- purple
- unicorn
- er
- circle
- yarn
- girl
- star
- scarf
- first
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