Description
Give your students a clear, structured path to reading r-controlled vowel words with this Science of Reading-aligned successive blending R-Controlled Vowels Tap Blend Color Worksheets packet. Students tap each sound, blend and read the word, then color the matching picture giving them repeated, meaningful decoding practice across 28 r-controlled vowel worksheets organized by r-controlled vowel pattern and mixed review.
What’s Included
R-Controlled Vowel Worksheets (13 worksheets)
- AR (4 worksheets)
- ER (1 worksheet)
- IR (2 worksheets)
- OR (3 worksheets)
- UR (3 worksheets)
Mixed R-Controlled Vowel Review Worksheets (15 worksheets)
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Successive blending built in: The tap-blend-read sequence scaffolds decoding the way the Science of Reading recommends, so students build real automaticity with r-controlled vowel words
- All five r-controlled vowel patterns covered: AR, ER, IR, OR, and UR are all included so you have complete coverage in one packet
- Consistent, predictable format
- Picture support on every row: Students confirm word meaning by choosing and coloring the matching picture
- Low-prep and print-and-go
How to Use This Resource
These kindergarten and first grade phonics worksheets are ideal for:
- Phonics centers and literacy rotations
- Small groups
- Early intervention
- Independent practice once the format is introduced
- Morning bins or morning work
- Early finishers
Skills Covered
This resource supports students as they practice:
- Decoding words with r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur)
- Reading the r-controlled vowel as a single vowel sound
- Blending and segmenting r-controlled vowel words
- R-controlled vowel word reading fluency
If you are teaching r-controlled vowels and want an activity that is low-prep, systematic, and Science of Reading-aligned, this Tap Blend and Color resource gives students the structured blending practice they need to read r-controlled vowel words with confidence.
