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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) bird (c) torch
- 3.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 4.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) dart
- 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) purple
- 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) popcorn
- 8.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
- 9.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
- 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) purple (c) dart
- 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) guitar
- 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) burger (c) computer
- 14.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 15.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) shark
- 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 18.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) circus
- 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) unicorn
- 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) unicorn (c) bird
- 23.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 24.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 25.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
- 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) circus
- 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) corn
- 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
- 31.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 32.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 33.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
- 34.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) ladder
- 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) dart (c) torch
- 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) butter
- 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) purple (c) torch
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) purple
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) girl
Answer key
- ir
- bird
- or
- ur
- fork
- star
- popcorn
- yarn
- unicorn
- ar
- purple
- guitar
- burger
- er
- ur
- shark
- er
- ar
- turtle
- unicorn
- or
- thermometer
- ir
- er
- ir
- or
- corn
- torch
- corn
- car
- er
- ir
- first
- bird
- ladder
- first
- butter
- third
- paper
- girl
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