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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 360 · 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) tiger (b) jar (c) purple
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) circus (c) turtle
  6. 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) butter
  8. 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) circle
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) purple (c) unicorn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) circus (c) burger
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) butter (c) corn
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) flower (c) dart
  14. 14.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fark (c) fork
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) scarf
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) paper (c) fork
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) third
  18. 18.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  19. 19.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) fork
  21. 21.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dert
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
  23. 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  24. 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  25. 25.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  26. 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  27. 27.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  28. 28.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  29. 29.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  31. 31.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shirk (c) shork
  32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) dart (c) turtle
  34. 34.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
  35. 35.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  36. 36.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) third (c) popcorn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) car
  39. 39.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  40. 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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