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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 223 · 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.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
  3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) paper
  5. 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) tiger
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) corn (c) purple
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) spider (c) unicorn
  9. 9.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) circle (c) purple
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) scarf (c) first
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) tiger (c) scarf
  13. 13.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) circus
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) circle (c) paper
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) unicorn
  17. 17.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  18. 18.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) corn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) spider
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) torch (c) star
  22. 22.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  23. 23.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  24. 24.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  26. 26.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  27. 27.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) hammer
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  30. 30.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  31. 31.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) butter
  33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
  36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
  37. 37.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  38. 38.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) hammer (c) circus
  40. 40.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar

Answer key

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

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