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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 111 · 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 “or”? (a) circle (b) guitar (c) corn
  2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  4. 4.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  5. 5.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  6. 6.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) turtle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) car
  10. 10.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cirn (c) corn
  11. 11.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) fork
  13. 13.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) fork
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) corn (c) girl
  16. 16.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) guitar (c) popcorn
  18. 18.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) dart (c) circle
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) corn (c) turtle
  22. 22.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  24. 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) hammer
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) turtle
  28. 28.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) popcorn
  30. 30.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  32. 32.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  33. 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) yarn
  36. 36.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  37. 37.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) torch (c) tarch
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) scarf (c) popcorn
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  40. 40.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn

Answer key

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

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