R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 923 · 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.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
2. 2.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
4. 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
5. 5.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
6. 6.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) car (c) burger
8. 8.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
10. 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
11. 11.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jer
12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
13. 13.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
14. 14.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) torch (c) burger
16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) guitar
17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) bird
20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) star (c) butter
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) dart
23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) purple (c) spider
24. 24.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
25. 25.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) torch (c) tarch
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) yarn
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) paper (c) fork
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) butter
29. 29.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
30. 30.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scarf (c) scorf
31. 31.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) shark
33. 33.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) computer
35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) paper
37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) popcorn
38. 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
39. 39.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
40. 40.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder

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