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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 138 · 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 “ur”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) circle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) star
  3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) star (c) butter
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) turkey
  6. 6.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) circle (c) car
  9. 9.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shirk
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) thermometer (c) yarn
  11. 11.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  12. 12.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) turtle
  14. 14.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  15. 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) burger (c) girl
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) spider (c) dart
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) fork (c) burger
  19. 19.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  20. 20.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  21. 21.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) scarf
  23. 23.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  24. 24.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  26. 26.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  27. 27.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowar (c) flowor
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) corn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) girl
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) spider
  31. 31.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) butter
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) paper
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) star
  36. 36.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  37. 37.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
  38. 38.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  39. 39.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  40. 40.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn

Answer key

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

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