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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 263 · 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) bird (b) ladder (c) unicorn
  2. 2.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) car
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) computer (c) dart
  6. 6.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) turkey
  8. 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) torch
  10. 10.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) corn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) circus (c) purple
  13. 13.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) turkey
  16. 16.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) dart (c) circle
  18. 18.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
  20. 20.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) thermometer (c) car
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) paper (c) popcorn
  23. 23.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  25. 25.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  26. 26.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) purple
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) circle (c) corn
  29. 29.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) star (c) first
  32. 32.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  34. 34.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  35. 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) first
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) car (c) flower
  38. 38.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  39. 39.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  40. 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star

Answer key

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

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