R-Controlled Words Worksheets

What Are R-Controlled Words?

There are a variety of different types of words in English grammar. There are synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and several others. There is another category, and that is the r-controlled words. This is a concept that not many students are aware of, but it is critical to know exactly what these words are and where they can be used. The words have been named so because they do exactly that. All these words are controlled by the letter R. Not being able to grasp the gist. Controlled Ar words are words like: "Bar, Car, Far, Hard, Lard, Tar, and Star." In these words, the "Ar" produces the sound of the Letter Name "R." This is what r-controlled words are!

Adding Parts

Add a word part -ar to the words in the boxes. Draw pictures around the organizer that tell about your words.

-ar

-er

-ir

-or

-ur
R in Charge

Say each word. If you hear the "er" sound, color the box green. If you hear the "or" sound, color the box orange. If you hear the "R" sound, color the box red.


There R Changes

When R comes after a vowel in a word, it changes the way the vowel sounds.


What's the Word?

Say the name of each picture. Write the word on the line.


Fair Pair

Each word contains a vowel-R pair that changes the sound of the vowel.


Fill-in Worksheet

Fill in the middle sound for each R-controlled vowel word.


Middle Sounds

Fill in the blank spaces to make words with the same middle sound as the first word.


Complete It

Fill in each blank with -ar, -ir, -er, -or, or -ur.


Describe It

Fill in the charts. Think of four words in which the R creates the sounds described.


New Forms

Form words from each letter pair containing R.


Super Blanks

What letters are missing up in here?


Rhyme Me

Fill in ir, er, or, ur or ar to create rhymes.


What You Hear?

Circle the vowel-R pair that makes the sound you hear in the name of each picture.


The Swaps

. Swap out the bold letters for an "r" and write the new word on the line.


Letter Fill

Each word contains a vowel-R pair that changes the sound of the vowel. Fill in the missing letters to complete each word.


ar or or?

Complete each word with ar or or.