R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 901 · 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.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
2. 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicirn (c) unicorn
3. 3.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
4. 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
5. 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
6. 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
7. 7.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) burger
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) torch
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) popcorn
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) circle
12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) circle
13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) shark
15. 15.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
17. 17.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
18. 18.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) tiger
20. 20.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
21. 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) scarf (c) purple
23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
24. 24.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
25. 25.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
26. 26.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) turtle
28. 28.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) burger (c) torch
30. 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) corn
33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
34. 34.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
35. 35.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
36. 36.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
38. 38.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
39. 39.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
40. 40.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar

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