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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 379 · 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) hammer (b) torch (c) shark
  2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  3. 3.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  4. 4.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  5. 5.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) flower (c) third
  7. 7.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
  8. 8.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) jar (c) butter
  12. 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) guitar
  14. 14.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) turkey
  16. 16.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  17. 17.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  18. 18.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) third (c) torch
  20. 20.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) third
  22. 22.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) durt
  23. 23.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) butter
  25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
  26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) torch (c) tarch
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) bird
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) dart (c) circle
  29. 29.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  30. 30.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) guitar (c) butter
  32. 32.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  33. 33.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) guitar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) bird
  36. 36.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) yarn (c) bird
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) car (c) corn
  39. 39.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) ladder

Answer key

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

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