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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 193 · 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) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  2. 2.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  3. 3.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  6. 6.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) butter (c) first
  8. 8.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
  9. 9.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  11. 11.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  12. 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) fork
  18. 18.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  19. 19.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  20. 20.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) third (c) car
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) first (c) hammer
  23. 23.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) ladder (c) turkey
  27. 27.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) ladder (c) first
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) scarf (c) hammer
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) turkey
  31. 31.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  32. 32.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) bird (c) turkey
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) spider
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) popcorn
  36. 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) third (c) popcorn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) yarn
  39. 39.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  40. 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor

Answer key

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

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