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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 365 · 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) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  2. 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  5. 5.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  6. 6.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) purple (c) jar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) computer (c) girl
  9. 9.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) bird
  11. 11.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  12. 12.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) dart (c) circus
  14. 14.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) spider
  16. 16.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) fork (c) burger
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) dart
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) corn (c) turtle
  21. 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  22. 22.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  23. 23.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  24. 24.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) dart
  26. 26.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  27. 27.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) purple (c) bird
  30. 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) butter
  32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  33. 33.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
  34. 34.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  36. 36.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) unicorn
  38. 38.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  39. 39.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  40. 40.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor

Answer key

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

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