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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 140 · 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.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  4. 4.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) first
  6. 6.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) burger (c) third
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) turkey
  10. 10.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  11. 11.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) tiger
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) girl
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) ladder
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) fork
  16. 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  17. 17.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) butter
  20. 20.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) first (c) popcorn
  22. 22.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  23. 23.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) turkey (c) girl
  25. 25.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  26. 26.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  27. 27.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  32. 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) computer (c) corn
  34. 34.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
  35. 35.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  36. 36.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) car (c) turtle
  38. 38.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) yarn

Answer key

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

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