R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 855 · 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.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) circus (c) purple
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) circle
4. 4.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) jar
6. 6.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
7. 7.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
8. 8.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) scarf (c) purple
10. 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) circle (c) turkey
12. 12.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
13. 13.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) dart
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) paper (c) scarf
16. 16.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
17. 17.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
18. 18.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
20. 20.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
21. 21.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
22. 22.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) hammer
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) ladder (c) purple
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) thermometer
26. 26.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
27. 27.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
29. 29.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) computer
31. 31.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
32. 32.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
33. 33.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) flower
35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) hammer
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) paper
37. 37.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) yarn
39. 39.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) burger (c) third

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