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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 100 · 40 questions
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How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

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  1. 1.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  2. 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  3. 3.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  4. 4.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  5. 5.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  6. 6.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) third
  8. 8.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  9. 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) bird
  11. 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) girl
  14. 14.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) corn
  16. 16.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) purple
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) first (c) turkey
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) turtle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) burger (c) car
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) first
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) circus (c) computer
  23. 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jur (c) jor
  26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  27. 27.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) purple (c) star
  29. 29.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  30. 30.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  32. 32.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
  33. 33.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cer (c) cor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) hammer (c) popcorn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) car (c) unicorn
  38. 38.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
  40. 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor

Answer key

  1. circle
  2. bird
  3. first
  4. ir
  5. or
  6. guitar
  7. hammer
  8. ir
  9. circus
  10. bird
  11. hammer
  12. burger
  13. dart
  14. er
  15. corn
  16. or
  17. purple
  18. first
  19. circle
  20. car
  21. shark
  22. computer
  23. ar
  24. paper
  25. jar
  26. or
  27. or
  28. star
  29. ur
  30. ir
  31. turtle
  32. scarf
  33. er
  34. ar
  35. car
  36. popcorn
  37. unicorn
  38. ur
  39. thermometer
  40. star

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