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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 251 · 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) shark (b) shurk (c) shork
  2. 2.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  4. 4.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) car (c) fork
  6. 6.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cer (c) cor
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) girl (c) fork
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) purple
  10. 10.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) third
  12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  13. 13.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) burger (c) spider
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) burger
  16. 16.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  17. 17.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) first (c) torch
  20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) star
  22. 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  24. 24.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  26. 26.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  27. 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) flower
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) girl
  31. 31.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) star
  33. 33.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) paper (c) purple
  35. 35.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) computer
  37. 37.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  40. 40.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger

Answer key

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

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