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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 262 · 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.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  4. 4.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  5. 5.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  6. 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) third (c) fork
  8. 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) flower
  10. 10.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  11. 11.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) butter
  13. 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) popcorn
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) car
  16. 16.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) guitar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) fork
  20. 20.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) burger
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) shark
  24. 24.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  25. 25.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicurn
  27. 27.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) girl
  29. 29.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  30. 30.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) guitar
  32. 32.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
  35. 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  36. 36.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  37. 37.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jer
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) unicorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) third
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) star

Answer key

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

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