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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 295 · 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 “ir”? (a) computer (b) third (c) yarn
  2. 2.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  5. 5.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) star (c) hammer
  7. 7.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) circus
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) burger (c) unicorn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) circus
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) corn
  12. 12.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  13. 13.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) car
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) butter
  19. 19.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  20. 20.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  22. 22.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  24. 24.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) butter (c) jar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) torch (c) turtle
  27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  28. 28.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  29. 29.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  30. 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  31. 31.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) hammer (c) fork
  33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  35. 35.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) purple
  37. 37.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  38. 38.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) paper (c) corn

Answer key

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

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