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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 152 · 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.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) purple
  4. 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) shark
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) circle
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) flower
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) scarf
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) first
  10. 10.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  11. 11.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) computer (c) car
  14. 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  18. 18.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) girl
  22. 22.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) scarf
  24. 24.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  25. 25.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  26. 26.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
  27. 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  28. 28.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) burger
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) car
  32. 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) shark
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) dart
  35. 35.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  36. 36.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  37. 37.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) popcorn
  39. 39.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) star (c) torch

Answer key

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

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