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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 342 · 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 “ar”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) fork
  2. 2.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  3. 3.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jur
  4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) star (c) burger
  6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
  7. 7.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) torch
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) popcorn (c) burger
  12. 12.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  13. 13.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cirn
  14. 14.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  15. 15.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) bird
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) ladder (c) turkey
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) circus
  19. 19.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  20. 20.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  21. 21.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) purple
  23. 23.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  24. 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  25. 25.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  27. 27.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  28. 28.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) jar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) shark (c) corn
  33. 33.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  35. 35.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) yarn (c) first
  37. 37.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  38. 38.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus

Answer key

  1. yarn
  2. circle
  3. jar
  4. ar
  5. fork
  6. star
  7. ar
  8. ar
  9. car
  10. turkey
  11. popcorn
  12. turkey
  13. corn
  14. spider
  15. er
  16. turtle
  17. ladder
  18. unicorn
  19. or
  20. ur
  21. er
  22. purple
  23. er
  24. paper
  25. ir
  26. ar
  27. er
  28. ur
  29. hammer
  30. yarn
  31. girl
  32. shark
  33. ar
  34. or
  35. burger
  36. first
  37. shark
  38. ir
  39. er
  40. circus

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