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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 245 · 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) corn (b) spider (c) jar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) fork
  3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) jar
  5. 5.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  6. 6.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) butter
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) hammer (c) fork
  10. 10.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  11. 11.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) circus
  13. 13.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) bird (c) popcorn
  15. 15.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  17. 17.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  18. 18.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) spider (c) car
  21. 21.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) turch (c) tarch
  22. 22.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) yarn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) flower
  25. 25.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) tiger (c) dart
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) yarn (c) unicorn
  29. 29.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) torch
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) computer (c) unicorn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) girl (c) turtle
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) turkey
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) scarf
  35. 35.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) first (c) spider
  37. 37.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  38. 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) guitar (c) torch

Answer key

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

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