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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 200 · 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) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  3. 3.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  4. 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  5. 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) circle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) turkey
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  11. 11.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yurn (c) yorn
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) corn
  14. 14.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) butter
  17. 17.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitar (c) guitor
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) girl
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) star
  23. 23.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  25. 25.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) turtle
  27. 27.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
  28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) third
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) purple
  33. 33.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) paper (c) girl
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) hammer (c) yarn
  37. 37.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  38. 38.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  39. 39.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  40. 40.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar

Answer key

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

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