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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 340 · 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) unicorn (b) thermometer (c) burger
  2. 2.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) flower (c) bird
  4. 4.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  5. 5.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  6. 6.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) flower
  8. 8.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  9. 9.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) bird
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) turtle
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) corn (c) purple
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) torch (c) ladder
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) thermometer
  16. 16.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) first (c) purple
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
  20. 20.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  21. 21.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) thermometer
  25. 25.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  26. 26.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  27. 27.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  29. 29.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  32. 32.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) dart
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) turtle
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) flower
  38. 38.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) fork
  40. 40.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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