R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 731 · 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.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
2. 2.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) shark
4. 4.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) ster
5. 5.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) corn
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) hammer
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) purple
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) car
10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) guitar
11. 11.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) bird
13. 13.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
14. 14.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
15. 15.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
16. 16.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
17. 17.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jer
18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) corn (c) butter
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) dart
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) thermometer
21. 21.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
22. 22.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
23. 23.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
25. 25.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
26. 26.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) ladder
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) jar (c) corn
29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) dart (c) circle
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) guitar
31. 31.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) flower (c) turtle
33. 33.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
35. 35.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) butter
37. 37.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
38. 38.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) tiger (c) first
40. 40.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

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