← R-controlled vowels lesson New set →

R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 918 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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. 1.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  2. 2.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  3. 3.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) yarn
  6. 6.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  8. 8.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) car (c) turkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) ladder
  11. 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  12. 12.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  13. 13.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) computer (c) girl
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) unicorn (c) circle
  17. 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  18. 18.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) car (c) cor
  19. 19.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  20. 20.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) burger
  22. 22.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) yarn
  24. 24.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
  25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jer
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) turkey
  27. 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) hammer
  30. 30.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) torch
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) third
  34. 34.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  35. 35.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  36. 36.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) scarf
  38. 38.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  39. 39.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) purple

Answer key

  1. ir
  2. torch
  3. er
  4. circle
  5. turkey
  6. thermometer
  7. turtle
  8. star
  9. fork
  10. ladder
  11. ir
  12. fork
  13. or
  14. unicorn
  15. computer
  16. butter
  17. popcorn
  18. car
  19. circus
  20. er
  21. jar
  22. paper
  23. torch
  24. shark
  25. jar
  26. first
  27. ar
  28. ur
  29. hammer
  30. ur
  31. ar
  32. circle
  33. third
  34. tiger
  35. ir
  36. or
  37. scarf
  38. bird
  39. ur
  40. paper

Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids