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) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) third (c) torch
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) circus (c) scarf
- 4.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 7.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
- 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) car (c) spider
- 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
- 12.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) butter (c) corn
- 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) popcorn
- 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) torch
- 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) jar
- 18.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 19.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 20.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 21.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) flower (c) torch
- 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) popcorn
- 24.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
- 25.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 26.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) spider
- 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 29.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
- 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
- 34.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) corn
- 36.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shork (c) shark
- 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) ladder
- 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) popcorn
- 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) first (c) guitar
- 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
Answer key
- turtle
- third
- scarf
- er
- er
- ir
- ar
- turkey
- circus
- ur
- purple
- ar
- star
- or
- popcorn
- turkey
- girl
- or
- er
- ir
- paper
- torch
- shark
- popcorn
- ar
- ar
- fork
- circle
- ar
- car
- ur
- or
- girl
- unicorn
- corn
- shark
- ladder
- jar
- first
- third
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