← R-controlled vowels lesson New set →

R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 776 · 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) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  2. 2.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) star
  4. 4.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  5. 5.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) computer
  7. 7.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) flower
  9. 9.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) flower
  11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) car (c) bird
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) jar (c) unicorn
  14. 14.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  15. 15.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  18. 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) third (c) burger
  20. 20.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) guitar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) corn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) first (c) turtle
  24. 24.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
  26. 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) jar (c) popcorn
  28. 28.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  29. 29.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) jar
  32. 32.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  33. 33.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  34. 34.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) scarf
  36. 36.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  37. 37.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) turkey
  39. 39.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) star (c) turtle

Answer key

  1. circle
  2. flower
  3. star
  4. or
  5. burger
  6. unicorn
  7. ar
  8. torch
  9. yarn
  10. circle
  11. or
  12. car
  13. computer
  14. turkey
  15. ir
  16. ir
  17. ur
  18. corn
  19. burger
  20. ir
  21. guitar
  22. tiger
  23. flower
  24. fork
  25. jar
  26. ur
  27. spider
  28. paper
  29. ar
  30. or
  31. butter
  32. ir
  33. torch
  34. thermometer
  35. scarf
  36. er
  37. first
  38. fork
  39. ir
  40. turtle

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