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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 242 · 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) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) bird
  3. 3.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) shark (c) flower
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) dart (c) circle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) car (c) tiger
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) circle (c) jar
  8. 8.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) shark (c) turtle
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) ladder
  11. 11.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) torch
  13. 13.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  14. 14.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) purple
  17. 17.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) yarn (c) spider
  20. 20.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  21. 21.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  22. 22.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  23. 23.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  24. 24.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  25. 25.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) hammer (c) burger
  27. 27.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  28. 28.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  30. 30.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
  31. 31.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  32. 32.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) hammer
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) computer (c) circus
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) scarf (c) turtle
  36. 36.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  37. 37.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) butter
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) paper (c) popcorn
  40. 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

Answer key

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

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