R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 9 · 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.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) corn
3. 3.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) bird
5. 5.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
6. 6.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) ladder (c) star
9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) butter (c) scarf
10. 10.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
11. 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
13. 13.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) torch
15. 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
16. 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
17. 17.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) jar
19. 19.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) corn (c) turkey
21. 21.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) fork (c) circus
23. 23.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) paper (c) burger
25. 25.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) turtle
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) jar (c) paper
28. 28.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) spider
30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) corn (c) flower
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) circle (c) shark
32. 32.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
33. 33.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) hammer
35. 35.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
36. 36.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) car (c) purple
39. 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) bird (c) corn

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