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) stor (b) stur (c) star
- 2.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
- 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) ladder (c) star
- 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) flower
- 6.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 7.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
- 8.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 9.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 10.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
- 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) shark
- 12.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 14.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 16.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
- 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) popcorn
- 18.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) bird
- 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) shark
- 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
- 22.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) circle
- 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) ladder
- 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 26.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 27.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 28.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
- 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 30.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 31.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) torch (c) burger
- 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
- 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) circus
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) fork (c) butter
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) torch
- 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
- 38.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
- 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) unicorn
Answer key
- star
- ladder
- ur
- star
- jar
- ur
- torch
- er
- ar
- circus
- circle
- yarn
- ur
- ur
- or
- third
- popcorn
- turkey
- turtle
- tiger
- thermometer
- ir
- burger
- bird
- or
- ir
- er
- unicorn
- turtle
- or
- or
- torch
- purple
- car
- butter
- shark
- bird
- girl
- ar
- guitar
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