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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 187 · 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.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  2. 2.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) bird (c) burger
  5. 5.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) spider (c) third
  8. 8.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  10. 10.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  11. 11.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) first
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) spider
  14. 14.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  16. 16.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) shark (c) corn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) ladder
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) yarn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) scarf
  21. 21.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  22. 22.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) purple
  24. 24.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  26. 26.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  27. 27.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) star (c) fork
  29. 29.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  30. 30.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  31. 31.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) third
  33. 33.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  34. 34.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  35. 35.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  36. 36.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) tiger
  38. 38.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) circus
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) dart

Answer key

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

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