R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets
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.
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- 1.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) bird
- 2.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 3.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) unicorn
- 5.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 6.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 7.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
- 8.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 9.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
- 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) jar (c) turtle
- 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
- 13.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 14.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) girl (c) guitar
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) thermometer
- 17.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
- 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) turtle
- 19.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
- 20.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 21.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 22.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
- 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) spider
- 25.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) circle
- 28.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 29.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
- 30.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
- 31.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
- 33.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
- 34.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) third (c) star
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) star (c) turkey
- 37.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
- 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) torch
- 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) fork (c) bird
Answer key
- bird
- or
- ar
- scarf
- ir
- ar
- first
- ur
- ar
- hammer
- turtle
- popcorn
- ur
- burger
- guitar
- yarn
- shark
- third
- turkey
- ur
- er
- star
- turtle
- burger
- ar
- ar
- circle
- or
- bird
- circle
- er
- unicorn
- flower
- or
- star
- turkey
- third
- or
- dart
- fork
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