R-Vowel Discovery

This r-controlled vowel discovery worksheet helps students identify vowel-r spelling patterns within connected reading. Learners read a short passage and highlight each r-controlled vowel pattern-ar, or, er, ir, and ur-using a designated color, strengthening decoding skills and visual pattern recognition.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying r-controlled vowel patterns in connected text
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds careful, purposeful reading and visual discrimination
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports phonics, fluency, and vocabulary standards
• Application Type: Color-coded text analysis that reinforces decoding accuracy

Teacher & Parent Features

• Integrates phonics instruction with authentic reading practice
• Engages visual learners through color-based highlighting
• Reinforces fluency by encouraging attentive rereading
• Ideal for literacy centers, guided reading, or independent work
• Supports recognition of common r-controlled spelling patterns
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool use

This printable r-controlled vowel worksheet strengthens phonics understanding by embedding pattern recognition within meaningful text. By highlighting r-controlled vowels in a passage, students improve decoding fluency, vocabulary awareness, and confidence when reading connected text.

This worksheet is part of our R-Controlled Vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur) Worksheets collection.