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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 151 · 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) spider (b) purple (c) first
  2. 2.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) corn (c) burger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) tiger
  6. 6.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicirn (c) unicorn
  7. 7.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  8. 8.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) star (c) bird
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) thermometer (c) torch
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) first
  15. 15.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  16. 16.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  17. 17.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  18. 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  19. 19.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  20. 20.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) flower (c) fork
  22. 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  23. 23.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  24. 24.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
  25. 25.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) purple (c) thermometer
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) first (c) fork
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) computer (c) turkey
  30. 30.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) paper (c) turkey
  32. 32.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) car
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) third
  35. 35.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) corn
  39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  40. 40.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle

Answer key

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

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