← R-controlled vowels lesson New set →

R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 893 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) circle (c) turtle
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  4. 4.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  5. 5.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) girl
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) shark (c) flower
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) popcorn
  9. 9.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) third
  11. 11.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  12. 12.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  13. 13.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) turtle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) jar (c) circus
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) first (c) thermometer
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) guitar
  18. 18.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  19. 19.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  20. 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
  21. 21.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) butter
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) first (c) burger
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) burger
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) unicorn (c) ladder
  27. 27.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  28. 28.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shurk (c) shork
  30. 30.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) girl (c) fork
  32. 32.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  33. 33.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) paper
  36. 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) purple
  38. 38.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  40. 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) star (c) stor

Answer key

  1. unicorn
  2. circle
  3. ur
  4. butter
  5. or
  6. girl
  7. first
  8. guitar
  9. ar
  10. star
  11. ar
  12. first
  13. circus
  14. turtle
  15. jar
  16. car
  17. turkey
  18. ir
  19. flower
  20. fork
  21. er
  22. butter
  23. corn
  24. burger
  25. popcorn
  26. third
  27. turkey
  28. ur
  29. shark
  30. girl
  31. fork
  32. yarn
  33. tiger
  34. turtle
  35. paper
  36. burger
  37. tiger
  38. ir
  39. ir
  40. star

Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids