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 is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
- 2.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) yarn
- 4.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 6.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) unicorn
- 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) third
- 9.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 11.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
- 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 13.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
- 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) scarf
- 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) jar
- 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
- 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
- 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
- 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) spider
- 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
- 23.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 24.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
- 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
- 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) girl (c) burger
- 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) first
- 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 29.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
- 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) girl
- 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) unicorn
- 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) circle
- 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) first (c) turtle
- 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
- 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) bird
- 37.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) purple (c) fork
- 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 40.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
Answer key
- burger
- ar
- yarn
- or
- ar
- ar
- turkey
- third
- er
- ur
- circus
- er
- butter
- scarf
- bird
- jar
- turtle
- popcorn
- corn
- ur
- purple
- circle
- ur
- spider
- yarn
- burger
- turtle
- er
- turkey
- ar
- paper
- tiger
- circle
- torch
- car
- ladder
- ar
- fork
- or
- ur
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