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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 320 · 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 “ur”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) turkey
  2. 2.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) turch (c) tarch
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) torch
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) guitar (c) torch
  5. 5.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) popcorn
  7. 7.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) circus
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) scarf
  12. 12.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  15. 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) yarn
  17. 17.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  19. 19.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) fork (c) purple
  23. 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) dart
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) corn (c) yarn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) star (c) unicorn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) car (c) paper
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) turtle (c) jar
  29. 29.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  30. 30.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  31. 31.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  32. 32.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  33. 33.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  34. 34.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) circle (c) dart
  36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  37. 37.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  38. 38.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) dart
  40. 40.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn

Answer key

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

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