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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 246 · 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) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  3. 3.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  4. 4.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) purple (c) unicorn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) tiger
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  8. 8.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  11. 11.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) dart
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) torch
  16. 16.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
  17. 17.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  20. 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
  21. 21.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  23. 23.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
  24. 24.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) turkey (c) fork
  26. 26.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  27. 27.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  28. 28.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) guitar (c) bird
  30. 30.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  35. 35.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) shark
  37. 37.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  38. 38.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) circus
  40. 40.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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