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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 281 · 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) paper (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) star (c) burger
  5. 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  6. 6.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) flower (c) bird
  8. 8.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  9. 9.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) guitar
  11. 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  12. 12.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) circle
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) ladder
  16. 16.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  17. 17.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  18. 18.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) star (c) turtle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) circus
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) yarn (c) fork
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) shark (c) tiger
  23. 23.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) flower (c) turtle
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) car
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) fork
  27. 27.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) thermometer (c) car
  29. 29.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scurf
  30. 30.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) guitar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) corn
  34. 34.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) turkey
  36. 36.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  38. 38.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
  39. 39.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) butter

Answer key

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

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