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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 219 · 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 “or”? (a) torch (b) ladder (c) purple
  2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  4. 4.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  5. 5.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  7. 7.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  8. 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) dart (c) turkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) fork (c) turkey
  11. 11.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  12. 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  13. 13.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  15. 15.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  16. 16.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shork (c) shark
  17. 17.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  19. 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) guitar (c) girl
  21. 21.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
  22. 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  23. 23.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  24. 24.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) tiger (c) torch
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) paper
  27. 27.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  28. 28.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  29. 29.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) thermometer
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) tiger
  33. 33.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) spider
  35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  36. 36.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) purple (c) circle
  40. 40.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or

Answer key

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

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