R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 78 · 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.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) burger
3. 3.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) circus
5. 5.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
6. 6.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
7. 7.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
8. 8.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
9. 9.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
10. 10.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) third (c) purple
12. 12.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
13. 13.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
14. 14.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) paper (c) turtle
16. 16.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
17. 17.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) thermometer (c) corn
19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) purple
20. 20.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) scarf
22. 22.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) ladder
24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
25. 25.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
27. 27.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) guitar (c) ladder
29. 29.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) circle
31. 31.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
32. 32.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
33. 33.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dort (c) dart
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) computer
35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) tiger
36. 36.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) star
38. 38.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
39. 39.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) star

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