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.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) jar (c) popcorn
- 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) hammer
- 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 6.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) third (c) turtle
- 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) star
- 9.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) third
- 11.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
- 13.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 14.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
- 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 16.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 17.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) burger
- 19.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 20.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) popcorn
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) unicorn
- 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) circle
- 24.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 25.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) spider (c) circle
- 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) popcorn
- 28.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 29.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) star (c) stor
- 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) bird (c) car
- 31.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
- 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) thermometer (c) guitar
- 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) computer
- 35.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
- 36.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 37.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
- 38.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 39.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) first
Answer key
- ir
- computer
- jar
- unicorn
- ir
- er
- third
- star
- ir
- purple
- ur
- popcorn
- ir
- shark
- turtle
- or
- circus
- burger
- er
- er
- circus
- spider
- car
- er
- ar
- circle
- popcorn
- or
- star
- flower
- bird
- ar
- guitar
- computer
- girl
- ur
- circle
- or
- purple
- first
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