R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 862 · 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.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
2. 2.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) dart (c) circle
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) star (c) turkey
5. 5.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
6. 6.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
7. 7.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
8. 8.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
9. 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
10. 10.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
11. 11.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
12. 12.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
13. 13.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) scarf
15. 15.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
16. 16.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
17. 17.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
18. 18.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
19. 19.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) spider (c) third
21. 21.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
22. 22.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
23. 23.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
24. 24.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) bird
26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) star (c) unicorn
27. 27.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) paper
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) girl
30. 30.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
31. 31.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
32. 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) unicorn
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) spider
35. 35.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
36. 36.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
37. 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) circle (c) butter
39. 39.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
40. 40.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark

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