R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 828 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) shark (c) torch
2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) butter
3. 3.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) third
5. 5.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
6. 6.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) fork
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) guitar (c) spider
9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) circus
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) flower
12. 12.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) bird
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) purple (c) tiger
15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) circus
16. 16.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
17. 17.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
18. 18.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
19. 19.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
20. 20.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) purple
22. 22.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
23. 23.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) turtle
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) third (c) turtle
26. 26.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
28. 28.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) circus
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) shark (c) burger
31. 31.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) third (c) unicorn
33. 33.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) guitar (c) first
35. 35.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) bird
37. 37.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) turkey
39. 39.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) unicorn (c) bird

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