R-Controlled Vowels

Grade 3 Spelling Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer.

1. 1.

   Which letters fill the empty boxes? The word means "a place where flowers and vegetables grow".

   • er
   • ir
   • ar
2. 2.

   Which spelling is correct for the word that means "the number that is three tens"?

   • thurty
   • thirty
   • thorty
3. 3.

   Which two letters make the vowel-and-r sound in "forest"?

   • es
   • or
   • fo
4. 4.

   Which word has the same vowel-and-r sound as "turtle"?

   • harvest
   • orchestra
   • dirty
5. 5.

   Which word does NOT have a vowel followed by r?

   • button
   • important
   • advertise
6. 6.

   Which letters fill the empty boxes? The word means "a place where people buy food".

   • ar
   • or
   • ir
7. 7.

   Which spelling is correct for the word that means "the day each year when you were born"?

   • birthday
   • borthday
   • barthday
8. 8.

   Which two letters make the vowel-and-r sound in "morning"?

   • mo
   • or
   • in
9. 9.

   Which word has the same vowel-and-r sound as "purple"?

   • apartment
   • popcorn
   • confirm
10. 10.

    Which word does NOT have a vowel followed by r?

    • thirsty
    • uniform
    • napkin