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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 109 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) fork
  2. 2.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) hammer (c) purple
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) fork (c) turtle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) spider (c) girl
  7. 7.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  8. 8.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) scarf (c) torch
  10. 10.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  11. 11.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) computer
  14. 14.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) cor (c) car
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) popcorn (c) turkey
  16. 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  18. 18.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  19. 19.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  20. 20.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) girl (c) unicorn
  22. 22.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) dart
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) scarf
  25. 25.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) bird
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) yarn (c) circus
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) dart (c) popcorn
  30. 30.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  33. 33.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) tiger
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) guitar (c) first
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) turtle
  37. 37.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) unicorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) circle
  40. 40.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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