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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 153 · 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) bird (b) purple (c) fork
  2. 2.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) flower
  4. 4.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) star
  6. 6.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scurf (c) scorf
  7. 7.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) burger
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) purple
  10. 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  11. 11.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) corn
  13. 13.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) star
  15. 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) spider
  17. 17.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcirn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) corn (c) bird
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) dart
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) unicorn
  22. 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) shark
  24. 24.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) tiger
  28. 28.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  29. 29.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) torch (c) tiger
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) scarf
  32. 32.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  33. 33.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
  34. 34.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  36. 36.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) popcorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) girl
  40. 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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