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) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) purple (c) fork
- 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) burger
- 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) hammer
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) star (c) girl
- 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) turkey
- 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) jar (c) corn
- 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 11.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
- 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
- 14.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 15.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 16.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
- 17.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) spider
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) burger
- 20.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 21.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 22.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
- 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) turtle
- 24.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
- 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) burger
- 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 28.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
- 29.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 31.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 33.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
- 34.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
- 35.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) jar (c) circle
- 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) burger
- 38.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
- 39.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) fork
Answer key
- thermometer
- first
- ir
- fork
- hammer
- torch
- car
- ur
- jar
- ur
- er
- torch
- yarn
- ar
- ar
- shark
- ir
- purple
- burger
- or
- or
- popcorn
- corn
- hammer
- girl
- circle
- ar
- burger
- ir
- ar
- ar
- or
- star
- jar
- unicorn
- circle
- popcorn
- dart
- or
- shark
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