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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 131 · 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) purple (b) fork (c) jar
  2. 2.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  3. 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  5. 5.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) turkey
  7. 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  8. 8.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  10. 10.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) fork
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) first
  13. 13.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) unicorn
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) dart (c) fork
  16. 16.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  17. 17.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  19. 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  20. 20.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  21. 21.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  23. 23.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  24. 24.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) third (c) purple
  26. 26.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  28. 28.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  30. 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cirn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) girl
  32. 32.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  33. 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) star (c) popcorn
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) purple
  36. 36.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) bird (c) shark
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) corn (c) first

Answer key

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

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