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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 385 · 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.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  3. 3.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) burger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) fork
  6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  7. 7.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) dart (c) unicorn
  10. 10.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  12. 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) purple (c) girl
  15. 15.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) circus
  17. 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  19. 19.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) bird
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) scarf
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) star
  23. 23.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) paper
  26. 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) computer
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) third (c) fork
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) popcorn (c) jar
  30. 30.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) yarn (c) girl
  34. 34.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) turkey
  38. 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) guitar
  40. 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or

Answer key

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

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