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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 203 · 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) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  3. 3.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
  4. 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) spider
  6. 6.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) girl
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) turtle
  10. 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  11. 11.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  12. 12.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yirn
  13. 13.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  14. 14.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) tiger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) spider
  18. 18.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  19. 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  20. 20.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  21. 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  22. 22.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  23. 23.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) scarf
  25. 25.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  26. 26.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) guitar
  28. 28.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) burger (c) circle
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) star (c) popcorn
  31. 31.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  32. 32.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  33. 33.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) guitar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) circle (c) turtle
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) yarn (c) burger
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) bird
  38. 38.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) butter

Answer key

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

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