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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 287 · 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.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  4. 4.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) popcorn (c) circus
  7. 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  8. 8.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  9. 9.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) scarf
  12. 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  14. 14.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) burger
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) car
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) hammer (c) turtle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) purple
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) butter (c) first
  20. 20.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  21. 21.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  22. 22.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) corn (c) scarf
  24. 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) guitar (c) corn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) butter (c) turkey
  27. 27.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  28. 28.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  29. 29.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  31. 31.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  32. 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  33. 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  34. 34.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) jar (c) corn
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  37. 37.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  38. 38.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  39. 39.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guiter (c) guitor

Answer key

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

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