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) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
- 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) unicorn
- 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) third (c) burger
- 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) circle
- 6.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
- 7.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) turtle
- 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) computer
- 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
- 11.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) paper
- 13.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
- 15.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) popcorn
- 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) car
- 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) shark (c) circus
- 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 23.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 24.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 25.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) third
- 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) jar
- 28.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) torch
- 30.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
- 31.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
- 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) guitar
- 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
- 35.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 36.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 37.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 38.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) star (c) turtle
- 40.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
Answer key
- flower
- unicorn
- ladder
- burger
- corn
- hammer
- ar
- unicorn
- star
- purple
- ir
- turkey
- ar
- dart
- er
- er
- popcorn
- corn
- car
- or
- hammer
- or
- er
- er
- ladder
- third
- jar
- er
- yarn
- tiger
- spider
- or
- guitar
- third
- ur
- ur
- ur
- ir
- turtle
- first
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