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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 177 · 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.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) third
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) hammer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) dart
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) circus
  7. 7.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  8. 8.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shork (c) shark
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) computer
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) circle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) fork (c) burger
  15. 15.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  16. 16.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) jar
  18. 18.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  19. 19.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) dart (c) spider
  21. 21.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  22. 22.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
  24. 24.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) car (c) purple
  26. 26.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  27. 27.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) fork
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) turtle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) popcorn (c) computer
  33. 33.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) tiger
  35. 35.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) thermometer
  37. 37.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) flower
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) guitar (c) hammer
  40. 40.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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