R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 954 · 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.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
2. 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
3. 3.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
4. 4.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcirn
5. 5.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
6. 6.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
7. 7.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
8. 8.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) popcorn
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) circus (c) purple
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) scarf
12. 12.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
14. 14.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
16. 16.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jur
17. 17.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
18. 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
19. 19.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) popcorn (c) first
21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) yarn
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) turkey
24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) car
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) unicorn (c) burger
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) guitar (c) bird
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) dart
28. 28.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
30. 30.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
31. 31.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) first (c) flower
33. 33.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) bird
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) ladder
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) hammer
37. 37.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
38. 38.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
39. 39.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
40. 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

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