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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 381 · 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 “ur”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) spider
  2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
  3. 3.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) first (c) popcorn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  7. 7.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) dart
  10. 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jer
  12. 12.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) hammer
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) guitar (c) ladder
  17. 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  18. 18.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  19. 19.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) thermometer (c) scarf
  21. 21.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) fork
  23. 23.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) shark
  25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  26. 26.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  27. 27.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  29. 29.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  31. 31.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) car (c) purple
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) guitar
  34. 34.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  35. 35.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  36. 36.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) star
  38. 38.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) turkey
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) fork (c) third

Answer key

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

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