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R-Controlled Vowels Practice

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur) in words.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarPhonicsLetter SoundsVowelsR-controlled Vowels
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / FalseWord Bank

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.C

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ELAGrade 3R-controlled VowelsPhonicsGrammar
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R-Controlled Vowels Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using r-controlled vowels.

Complete each word with the correct r-controlled vowel (ar, er, ir, or, ur).

1. The b d sang a beautiful song.

2. My sister has curly h .

3. The f m has many animals.

4. We saw a st m coming.

5. The doctor is a h o.

Choose the word that has an r-controlled vowel.

1. Which word has the 'ar' sound as in 'car'?

a

cap

b

park

c

cat

d

pan

2. Which word has the 'or' sound as in 'fork'?

a

cot

b

hot

c

corn

d

dog

1. Write three words that have the 'er' sound as in 'teacher'.

2. Write three words that have the 'ur' sound as in 'burn'.

Read each statement and determine if it is true or false.

1. The word 'girl' has an r-controlled vowel.

T

True

F

False

2. The 'or' in 'horse' makes the same sound as the 'or' in 'doctor'.

T

True

F

False

Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences below. Each word will only be used once.

bird
farm
purple
storm
her

1. The little   sang a sweet song.

2. We visited a   and saw many animals.

3. My favorite color is  .

4. A big   is coming, so we should go inside.

5. She gave   a hug.