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