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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 343 · 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) turtle (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  2. 2.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) torch
  4. 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) computer (c) turkey
  6. 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  8. 8.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  9. 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) corn
  12. 12.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) tiger (c) fork
  14. 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  15. 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) torch
  17. 17.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  19. 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  20. 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) corn (c) circus
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) girl
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) hammer (c) girl
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) guitar (c) purple
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) spider
  27. 27.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  28. 28.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  29. 29.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) thermometer
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) circle (c) burger
  32. 32.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
  33. 33.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) car
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) guitar
  37. 37.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) furk
  38. 38.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) fork
  40. 40.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

Answer key

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

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