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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 367 · 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) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) star
  3. 3.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  5. 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) butter (c) corn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) corn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) circle
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) purple
  11. 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) jar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) hammer (c) shark
  14. 14.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  15. 15.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) first (c) unicorn
  17. 17.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  18. 18.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  20. 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) circus (c) burger
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dart (c) dort
  24. 24.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  25. 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) burger
  28. 28.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) car (c) turtle
  30. 30.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  31. 31.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) popcorn
  33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  34. 34.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) carn (c) corn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) dart (c) ladder
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) dart
  40. 40.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf

Answer key

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

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