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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 354 · 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 is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
  2. 2.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) fork
  4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) corn
  6. 6.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  7. 7.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) car (c) corn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) ladder (c) jar
  10. 10.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  13. 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) torch (c) shark
  15. 15.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) bird
  17. 17.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) scarf
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) shark
  20. 20.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  21. 21.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  22. 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) purple
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) computer
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) star
  26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) guitar (c) turtle
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) paper (c) unicorn
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) first
  31. 31.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  32. 32.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) turkey
  34. 34.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) torch
  36. 36.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  38. 38.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) car (c) tiger
  40. 40.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

Answer key

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

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