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.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 3.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
- 5.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 6.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
- 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) butter (c) purple
- 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) tiger
- 9.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 10.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
- 11.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
- 12.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
- 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) circle (c) purple
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) ladder
- 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 18.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 19.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) star (c) unicorn
- 21.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 22.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 23.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
- 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) first
- 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
- 27.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 28.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 29.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 30.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
- 31.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
- 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) turkey
- 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) unicorn
- 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
- 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) girl
- 36.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) dart
- 38.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
- 39.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 40.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
Answer key
- er
- yarn
- ir
- fork
- ar
- car
- car
- scarf
- ar
- butter
- thermometer
- jar
- purple
- ladder
- ir
- ur
- turkey
- or
- ir
- star
- ur
- ar
- or
- star
- butter
- torch
- ar
- unicorn
- ur
- tiger
- scarf
- turkey
- unicorn
- burger
- girl
- or
- turtle
- circus
- ar
- popcorn
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