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.🐦 b_ _d — 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 “ir”? (a) girl (b) flower (c) star
- 4.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 5.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
- 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) paper
- 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) flower
- 9.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) paper (c) third
- 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) star (c) flower
- 12.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) guitar (c) burger
- 14.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) purple
- 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) burger
- 17.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 18.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 19.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) computer (c) popcorn
- 21.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 22.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
- 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) corn
- 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
- 26.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
- 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
- 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) burger (c) car
- 29.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 30.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) popcorn (c) circus
- 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) turkey
- 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 35.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) circus (c) dart
- 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) scarf
- 38.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 39.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 40.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
Answer key
- ir
- computer
- girl
- unicorn
- purple
- ar
- turtle
- first
- or
- third
- star
- star
- guitar
- or
- purple
- burger
- ar
- ur
- ir
- popcorn
- ir
- tiger
- ur
- bird
- jar
- scarf
- popcorn
- car
- er
- shark
- flower
- ar
- fork
- ar
- er
- butter
- circle
- er
- or
- ur
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