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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 279 · 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) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  2. 2.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dert
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) spider (c) fork
  6. 6.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) shark
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) dart
  9. 9.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  10. 10.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  11. 11.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) burger (c) shark
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) jar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) bird
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) burger (c) unicorn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) star
  17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) butter (c) fork
  20. 20.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) torch
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) fork
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) butter
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) hammer (c) turtle
  25. 25.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) third
  27. 27.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) thermometer
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) circus
  30. 30.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  31. 31.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) star
  33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  35. 35.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
  37. 37.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) computer
  39. 39.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  40. 40.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark

Answer key

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

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