← R-controlled vowels lesson New set →

R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 758 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jur (c) jor
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) hammer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) corn (c) turtle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) third (c) purple
  7. 7.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  8. 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) third
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) tiger
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) shark (c) turkey
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) circus (c) turtle
  14. 14.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) fork
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) car
  19. 19.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  20. 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) car (c) cor
  21. 21.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  22. 22.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  23. 23.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  24. 24.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) shark (c) tiger
  27. 27.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  28. 28.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  29. 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  30. 30.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) girl
  35. 35.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) yarn
  37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  38. 38.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shark (c) shork
  39. 39.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  40. 40.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

Answer key

  1. jar
  2. ur
  3. ar
  4. jar
  5. hammer
  6. purple
  7. ir
  8. er
  9. or
  10. third
  11. tiger
  12. turkey
  13. circus
  14. er
  15. unicorn
  16. turtle
  17. thermometer
  18. car
  19. girl
  20. car
  21. ur
  22. paper
  23. computer
  24. ir
  25. star
  26. shark
  27. circus
  28. first
  29. torch
  30. turkey
  31. or
  32. ur
  33. yarn
  34. star
  35. ar
  36. girl
  37. or
  38. shark
  39. ur
  40. ir

Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids