Vowel Sounds Worksheet — R-Controlled (Free PDF)

The bossy-R vowel sounds on a page each — ar, or, er/ir/ur, ear and air — as a quick overview.

What’s inside

• An instructions page.
• AR: c-ar, b-ar, f-arm, j-ar, p-ark, st-ar. OR: c-orn, f-ort, m-ore, b-oard, fl-oor.
• ER, IR, UR page, plus EAR and AIR pages.

Every word in this PDF (29)

Handy for checking the list fits your child before printing, or for making your own games.

car, jar, bar, park, farm, star, hard, yard, corn, board, fort, floor, more, bird, turn, fern, learn, shirt, ear, fear, here, near, beer, air, care, bear, share, there, hair

How to use it

1. Say the r-sound for each page before blending.
2. Blend and write each word.
3. Notice the different spellings on the OR page (or, ore, oar, oor).
4. For deeper practice, use the dedicated r-controlled worksheets.

Watch out for

• The r sounds are pronounced differently in American and British English; both are correct.
• Or has several spellings on this page (or, ore, oar, oor) — point to the letters that make the sound.
• Ear and air are the last two core sounds; save those pages for the end of Stage 5.

Who it’s for

Ages 5–7, Stage 5.

Where it fits: Stage 5 — Vowel Teams & Tricky Words

Goes well with

• 20 Vowel Sounds Chart (Free PDF) with Examples
• R-Controlled Vowels (Free PDF): ar, er, ir, or, ur
• R-Controlled Write & Read — all 5 + sort