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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 398 · 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.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) thermometer
  3. 3.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) unicorn (c) butter
  5. 5.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) bird
  8. 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) paper
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) unicorn
  11. 11.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) circle
  13. 13.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) turkey
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) star
  17. 17.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shark (c) shork
  18. 18.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) burger
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) turtle
  21. 21.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  22. 22.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) hammer
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) third (c) ladder
  26. 26.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) dart
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) shark
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) yarn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) computer
  32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) purple (c) girl
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) popcorn
  36. 36.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) spider
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) thermometer (c) dart

Answer key

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

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