R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 879 · 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.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
2. 2.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) popcorn
5. 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
7. 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
8. 8.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
9. 9.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
10. 10.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
11. 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
12. 12.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
13. 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) ladder (c) purple
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) burger (c) guitar
16. 16.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
17. 17.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
18. 18.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) corn (c) burger
20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) girl
22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) circus
23. 23.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
24. 24.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) circle
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) dart
27. 27.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) burger
29. 29.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) star (c) hammer
31. 31.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) spider (c) first
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) bird (c) torch
35. 35.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
36. 36.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) first
38. 38.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) car (c) first
40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) thermometer (c) guitar

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