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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 2.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
- 3.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 7.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
- 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) third
- 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) car (c) girl
- 10.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) paper
- 14.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) unicorn
- 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) circle
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) girl
- 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
- 21.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) computer
- 23.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 24.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 25.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 26.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
- 27.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
- 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
- 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) flower
- 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) first (c) torch
- 31.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
- 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) unicorn
- 33.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
- 34.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
- 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) torch (c) spider
- 36.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 37.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 38.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) paper
- 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) purple
Answer key
- er
- girl
- or
- ar
- ar
- ur
- circus
- burger
- girl
- ar
- ar
- tiger
- dart
- ur
- ir
- jar
- ir
- corn
- turkey
- burger
- turtle
- computer
- ar
- er
- ir
- purple
- fork
- scarf
- turtle
- car
- corn
- unicorn
- circle
- torch
- third
- ur
- or
- unicorn
- guitar
- purple
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