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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 331 · 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) scarf (b) flower (c) burger
  2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  4. 4.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
  5. 5.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  7. 7.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) computer (c) turtle
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) girl (c) unicorn
  11. 11.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  13. 13.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  16. 16.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  17. 17.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  18. 18.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  20. 20.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  21. 21.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  22. 22.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) flower
  24. 24.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
  25. 25.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) first (c) popcorn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) bird
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) circle (c) turkey
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) thermometer
  31. 31.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  32. 32.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  33. 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) torch
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) circus
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) butter (c) unicorn
  37. 37.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) turtle
  39. 39.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scirf
  40. 40.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

Answer key

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

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