R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 716 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
2. 2.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) turtle
4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
5. 5.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stir
7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) thermometer (c) torch
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) scarf
9. 9.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
10. 10.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
11. 11.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
12. 12.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
13. 13.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) spider
15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) butter
16. 16.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
17. 17.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) turkey
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) burger (c) third
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) tiger (c) purple
21. 21.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
22. 22.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
23. 23.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
25. 25.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) torch (c) tarch
27. 27.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
28. 28.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
29. 29.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) yarn (c) corn
31. 31.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
32. 32.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
33. 33.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
34. 34.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) thermometer (c) shark
36. 36.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
37. 37.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) hammer
39. 39.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
40. 40.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer

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