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.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) tiger
- 2.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) thermometer
- 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) bird (c) ladder
- 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 6.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 7.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) tiger
- 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) guitar
- 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
- 11.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scurf
- 14.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 15.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 16.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) burger
- 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
- 19.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
- 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
- 21.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
- 22.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) turkey
- 24.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) computer
- 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) purple
- 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) tiger
- 30.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
- 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) yarn (c) unicorn
- 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) butter (c) girl
- 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) bird
- 37.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 38.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
- 40.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
Answer key
- dart
- er
- circus
- ladder
- or
- ir
- ar
- tiger
- guitar
- purple
- er
- ur
- scarf
- ur
- or
- ir
- burger
- corn
- burger
- fork
- first
- third
- spider
- ar
- computer
- ir
- ar
- fork
- bird
- girl
- unicorn
- or
- ur
- ar
- butter
- popcorn
- ar
- ar
- popcorn
- circus
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