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 has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) popcorn
- 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) purple (c) scarf
- 4.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) ladder
- 6.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) butter (c) popcorn
- 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 9.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) turkey
- 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
- 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) first
- 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) turtle
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) paper
- 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 16.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
- 17.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) flower (c) third
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) scarf
- 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 21.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
- 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circle (c) tiger
- 23.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) spider
- 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) butter (c) yarn
- 26.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 27.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 28.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 29.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
- 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 31.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
- 32.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) tiger
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) thermometer (c) turtle
- 36.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
- 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 38.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
- 39.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
Answer key
- ladder
- popcorn
- scarf
- ur
- turkey
- ir
- popcorn
- or
- ar
- fork
- star
- purple
- circus
- paper
- turtle
- thermometer
- er
- yarn
- turtle
- ur
- yarn
- burger
- tiger
- spider
- butter
- ar
- or
- er
- spider
- or
- third
- er
- ur
- bird
- thermometer
- flower
- ar
- purple
- turkey
- ir
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