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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 114 · 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.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) fork
  3. 3.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  4. 4.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) flower (c) burger
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) purple
  7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  10. 10.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  11. 11.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) torch (c) tarch
  15. 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  16. 16.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) turtle
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) unicorn
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) purple (c) bird
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) star (c) circle
  24. 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) fork
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) computer (c) turtle
  27. 27.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  28. 28.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) computer
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) circus
  31. 31.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) flower
  33. 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) corn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) purple (c) guitar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) first (c) unicorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) shark
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) purple (c) yarn

Answer key

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

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