R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 921 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
2. 2.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guiter
3. 3.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
4. 4.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) corn
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) yarn (c) third
7. 7.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
8. 8.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
9. 9.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
10. 10.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
11. 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
12. 12.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) unicorn
14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) unicorn
15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) hammer
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) circle (c) shark
17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) first (c) purple
19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) star (c) computer
20. 20.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
21. 21.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) scarf
23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) torch
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) third
25. 25.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
26. 26.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
27. 27.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) girl (c) star
29. 29.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
30. 30.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
31. 31.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) hammer
33. 33.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) star (c) thermometer
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) first
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) unicorn
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) circus (c) burger
38. 38.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) flower (c) popcorn
40. 40.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter

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