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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 188 · 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) jar (b) fork (c) purple
  2. 2.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  7. 7.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) circus
  9. 9.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) corn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) thermometer
  12. 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dirt
  13. 13.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  15. 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) computer
  17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) third (c) spider
  19. 19.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) tiger
  22. 22.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) car (c) purple
  24. 24.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) bird
  26. 26.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) third
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) dart (c) ladder
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) scarf
  32. 32.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  33. 33.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) dart
  35. 35.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  36. 36.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  38. 38.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) spider

Answer key

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

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