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 is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) circle
- 3.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 4.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) bird
- 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 9.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
- 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) fork
- 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) tiger (c) scarf
- 13.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
- 14.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
- 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
- 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) yarn
- 17.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 18.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) first (c) star
- 20.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
- 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) first
- 22.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
- 23.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 24.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
- 25.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 26.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) unicorn
- 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) guitar
- 29.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) first
- 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) car (c) turtle
- 32.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 34.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
- 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) hammer (c) bird
- 36.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
- 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) flower (c) torch
- 38.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 39.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
- 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) hammer (c) fork
Answer key
- turkey
- circle
- or
- er
- turkey
- or
- ur
- turtle
- paper
- bird
- ir
- scarf
- fork
- hammer
- bird
- corn
- er
- ar
- star
- scarf
- first
- unicorn
- ar
- guitar
- er
- er
- turtle
- guitar
- ar
- shark
- torch
- ur
- ar
- spider
- purple
- shark
- flower
- or
- thermometer
- hammer
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