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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 244 · 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 “er”? (a) tiger (b) guitar (c) bird
  2. 2.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) star
  4. 4.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) turtle
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) torch
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) shark
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) bird
  11. 11.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  12. 12.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  13. 13.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) burger (c) unicorn
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) paper (c) torch
  16. 16.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) car
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) first
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) guitar
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) circus (c) burger
  23. 23.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) third
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) car (c) purple
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) star (c) fork
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  31. 31.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  32. 32.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
  33. 33.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) shark (c) torch
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) first (c) spider
  36. 36.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  40. 40.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar

Answer key

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

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