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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 285 · 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.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  2. 2.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  4. 4.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) hammer
  7. 7.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  8. 8.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  11. 11.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  12. 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) circus
  14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  15. 15.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) torch
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) shark (c) bird
  18. 18.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  19. 19.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) circle
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) purple
  22. 22.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) ladder
  25. 25.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  26. 26.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) scarf
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) jar
  29. 29.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) corn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) yarn (c) computer
  32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) dart (c) circus
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) flower
  35. 35.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) flower
  38. 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) star (c) circle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) third

Answer key

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

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