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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 228 · 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) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) thermometer (c) burger
  3. 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) first
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) corn
  6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) computer (c) turtle
  8. 8.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) spider (c) dart
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) circle (c) torch
  11. 11.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) shark (c) thermometer
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) ladder (c) unicorn
  15. 15.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) ladder
  17. 17.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  18. 18.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) star
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cirn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) hammer (c) torch
  24. 24.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  26. 26.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  27. 27.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) first (c) unicorn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) hammer
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) popcorn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) third (c) paper
  32. 32.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
  33. 33.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) circle (c) turkey
  35. 35.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) third (c) purple
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) turkey
  38. 38.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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