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.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) guitar
- 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
- 4.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) fork
- 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 7.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) third (c) tiger
- 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) hammer
- 10.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
- 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 12.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
- 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 14.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 15.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 16.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
- 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 18.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
- 19.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
- 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) girl
- 22.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 23.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) turtle
- 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) corn
- 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
- 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) bird
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) turtle
- 29.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
- 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) star
- 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 32.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitir (c) guitor
- 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
- 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) circle
- 35.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
- 36.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
- 37.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
- 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) third
- 39.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) girl
Answer key
- ar
- guitar
- turkey
- or
- fork
- ir
- ir
- tiger
- circle
- thermometer
- or
- butter
- yarn
- ur
- ar
- bird
- ir
- star
- ar
- burger
- hammer
- ur
- ar
- ladder
- first
- fork
- burger
- spider
- jar
- star
- circle
- guitar
- girl
- turtle
- hammer
- ladder
- turtle
- third
- ur
- purple
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