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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 286 · 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) third (b) popcorn (c) hammer
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) first
  3. 3.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) flower (c) yarn
  6. 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  7. 7.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) burger
  11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  13. 13.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) third
  16. 16.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  17. 17.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) paper (c) jar
  23. 23.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) spider (c) guitar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) circus (c) shark
  26. 26.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  27. 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  28. 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) computer
  30. 30.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) yarn
  32. 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star
  36. 36.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  37. 37.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  38. 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yirn (c) yorn
  39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) car (c) turtle

Answer key

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

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