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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 212 · 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.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) jar
  4. 4.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  5. 5.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  6. 6.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  7. 7.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
  9. 9.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
  10. 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  11. 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) ladder
  13. 13.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  14. 14.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  15. 15.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  16. 16.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
  17. 17.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) star (c) corn
  20. 20.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  21. 21.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) star (c) burger
  23. 23.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  24. 24.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) fork
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) unicorn (c) purple
  27. 27.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  28. 28.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  29. 29.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
  32. 32.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) burger (c) torch
  34. 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  35. 35.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) car (c) fork
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) turkey
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) dart
  40. 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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