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) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
- 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) shark
- 3.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 4.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
- 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 6.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
- 8.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
- 9.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) turkey
- 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 12.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
- 13.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
- 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) guitar
- 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) turtle
- 17.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) purple (c) torch
- 19.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) star
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) turtle
- 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) first
- 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) fork
- 25.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
- 26.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
- 27.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
- 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) popcorn (c) car
- 29.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
- 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) burger (c) tiger
- 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) corn (c) turkey
- 32.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) car
- 34.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) spider (c) star
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) star (c) turtle
- 37.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) first
- 40.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
Answer key
- tiger
- shark
- ir
- butter
- ar
- er
- unicorn
- dart
- er
- thermometer
- ar
- fork
- purple
- guitar
- or
- turtle
- ar
- purple
- er
- ur
- turkey
- computer
- first
- circle
- ladder
- jar
- scarf
- popcorn
- spider
- third
- corn
- paper
- car
- ir
- spider
- star
- er
- ar
- dart
- or
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