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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 323 · 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) tiger (b) car (c) purple
  2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) yarn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) circle
  5. 5.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) computer
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) third
  8. 8.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  9. 9.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  11. 11.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  12. 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  14. 14.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  17. 17.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  19. 19.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  20. 20.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  21. 21.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) thermometer (c) turkey
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) car (c) turkey
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) ladder (c) jar
  25. 25.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  26. 26.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  27. 27.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) corn (c) third
  29. 29.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) burger
  31. 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) butter (c) unicorn
  33. 33.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  34. 34.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) guitar (c) hammer
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) computer (c) turkey
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) unicorn
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) girl

Answer key

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

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