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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 361 · 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) popcorn (b) first (c) car
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) turtle
  3. 3.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) guitar (c) first
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) guitar (c) corn
  6. 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  11. 11.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  12. 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  13. 13.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  14. 14.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) turtle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) thermometer
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  18. 18.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  19. 19.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  20. 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) butter
  22. 22.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) corn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) car
  25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  27. 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
  31. 31.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  32. 32.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scurf (c) scorf
  33. 33.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  34. 34.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jar (c) jor
  35. 35.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) bird
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) spider
  38. 38.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) tiger (c) fork
  40. 40.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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