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_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) corn
- 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 4.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
- 5.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) car
- 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) third (c) corn
- 9.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
- 10.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 12.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 13.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
- 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) girl
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) circus (c) fork
- 16.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) car (c) corn
- 19.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) computer (c) unicorn
- 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 23.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
- 24.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
- 25.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) computer (c) dart
- 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) corn
- 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) purple (c) popcorn
- 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) circus
- 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
- 32.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
- 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) paper
- 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) first (c) spider
- 35.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) jar
- 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) yarn
- 38.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 39.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 40.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
Answer key
- ur
- circus
- ar
- dart
- ur
- hammer
- paper
- corn
- burger
- turtle
- or
- or
- unicorn
- girl
- scarf
- ur
- ar
- car
- ar
- unicorn
- or
- tiger
- turkey
- yarn
- ir
- ar
- computer
- turtle
- popcorn
- turkey
- circle
- shark
- burger
- spider
- ar
- jar
- yarn
- er
- er
- purple
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