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.
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- 1.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
- 3.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
- 4.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
- 5.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
- 6.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
- 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) yarn
- 8.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
- 9.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 10.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
- 11.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
- 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) turtle
- 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) fork
- 14.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 16.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
- 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) yarn (c) circle
- 20.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) ladder
- 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) first (c) guitar
- 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) paper (c) turtle
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) tiger
- 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
- 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 28.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 29.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
- 30.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 31.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 33.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
- 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) girl
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) torch
- 36.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 37.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
- 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) scarf
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) popcorn (c) dart
- 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) scarf
Answer key
- or
- unicorn
- thermometer
- corn
- yarn
- car
- yarn
- first
- ir
- scarf
- ladder
- bird
- thermometer
- or
- turtle
- er
- ar
- third
- circle
- er
- ladder
- guitar
- turtle
- tiger
- ur
- fork
- or
- ar
- spider
- ir
- ar
- er
- circus
- burger
- torch
- girl
- popcorn
- scarf
- dart
- purple
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