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.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
- 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) dart (c) unicorn
- 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) unicorn (c) bird
- 5.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 7.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 8.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) corn
- 10.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
- 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) scarf (c) purple
- 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) ladder (c) purple
- 13.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
- 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) circle (c) corn
- 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) hammer (c) first
- 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
- 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) fork
- 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 19.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
- 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) turkey
- 21.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 22.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
- 24.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 25.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
- 27.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) computer (c) scarf
- 29.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 30.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 31.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
- 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
- 33.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 34.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 35.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
- 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) shark (c) popcorn
- 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) star
- 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 39.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
Answer key
- star
- ur
- first
- unicorn
- or
- er
- burger
- ar
- girl
- turkey
- scarf
- ladder
- torch
- corn
- purple
- car
- burger
- er
- circle
- turkey
- ur
- er
- guitar
- ar
- er
- fork
- ir
- computer
- ir
- or
- circus
- popcorn
- er
- girl
- jar
- popcorn
- star
- or
- ur
- ir
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