R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 835 · 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) spider (b) circus (c) car
2. 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
3. 3.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
5. 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) paper (c) fork
7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
8. 8.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
9. 9.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
10. 10.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
11. 11.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) third
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) corn (c) turkey
15. 15.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
16. 16.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
17. 17.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) yarn
19. 19.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) guitar
21. 21.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
22. 22.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
23. 23.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) first
25. 25.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
26. 26.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) unicorn (c) bird
28. 28.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) hammer
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) first (c) shark
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) butter (c) circle
33. 33.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) butter (c) scarf
35. 35.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
36. 36.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
37. 37.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
38. 38.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) spider (c) corn
40. 40.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird

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