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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 166 · 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 is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) car (c) flower
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) star (c) computer
  5. 5.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  6. 6.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) ladder (c) unicorn
  8. 8.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  10. 10.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) corn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) spider
  13. 13.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  14. 14.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  18. 18.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) ladder
  20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  22. 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) paper
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) star
  25. 25.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  26. 26.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  27. 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) paper (c) car
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) paper
  32. 32.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  33. 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) corn (c) dart
  35. 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  37. 37.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  38. 38.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) hammer
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) corn

Answer key

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

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