R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 764 · 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_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) star
4. 4.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
5. 5.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) thermometer
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) circle
8. 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
10. 10.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
11. 11.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) corn
13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
14. 14.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
15. 15.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
16. 16.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) third (c) burger
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) spider (c) popcorn
19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) tiger
20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
21. 21.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
22. 22.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
23. 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
24. 24.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
25. 25.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) unicorn (c) shark
27. 27.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
28. 28.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
29. 29.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) yarn (c) popcorn
31. 31.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
32. 32.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
33. 33.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
34. 34.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) popcorn
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) bird
37. 37.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
38. 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) star
40. 40.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger

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