R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 894 · 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.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
2. 2.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
3. 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
4. 4.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
5. 5.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
6. 6.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) girl (c) turtle
8. 8.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jur
9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) circus
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) computer (c) yarn
12. 12.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
14. 14.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
15. 15.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
16. 16.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
18. 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) fork
20. 20.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
21. 21.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) burger
23. 23.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
24. 24.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
25. 25.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
26. 26.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
27. 27.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) ladder (c) burger
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) star
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) shark
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) computer
32. 32.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
33. 33.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
34. 34.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) yarn
36. 36.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) jar (c) flower
38. 38.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) corn
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) girl

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