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.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) guitar
- 3.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
- 4.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) jar
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) turtle
- 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
- 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
- 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) spider (c) turtle
- 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) purple
- 14.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 15.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 16.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) circle (c) corn
- 18.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 19.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
- 20.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) spider (c) turkey
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) butter
- 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) yarn
- 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) burger (c) shark
- 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 26.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 27.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
- 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
- 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
- 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) star
- 33.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 34.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
- 35.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) third (c) purple
- 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) fork
- 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) paper (c) circle
- 39.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
- 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) circle
Answer key
- ar
- guitar
- guitar
- ladder
- ar
- unicorn
- turtle
- ur
- scarf
- or
- popcorn
- spider
- purple
- ar
- ir
- dart
- scarf
- er
- hammer
- or
- turkey
- butter
- yarn
- burger
- or
- ir
- ar
- star
- torch
- yarn
- ur
- star
- or
- purple
- ar
- jar
- computer
- paper
- computer
- ladder
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