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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 170 · 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 “ar”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) jar
  2. 2.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  3. 3.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) paper (c) turkey
  5. 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jor (c) jar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) first (c) shark
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) turkey
  11. 11.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  12. 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shirk
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) spider (c) purple
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) circus
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) paper
  17. 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) scarf
  19. 19.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  21. 21.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  23. 23.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) dart
  25. 25.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
  26. 26.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) purple
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) corn
  29. 29.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  31. 31.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
  32. 32.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  33. 33.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  34. 34.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  37. 37.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) car (c) ladder
  39. 39.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cir (c) cor
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) first (c) fork

Answer key

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

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