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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 400 · 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.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) carn (c) corn
  4. 4.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  5. 5.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  6. 6.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  7. 7.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  8. 8.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  11. 11.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  12. 12.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) unicorn
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) paper
  16. 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) fork
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) first
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) unicorn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) paper (c) girl
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) yarn
  22. 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
  23. 23.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  24. 24.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) jar
  26. 26.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) circus
  28. 28.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) flower
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) hammer
  31. 31.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
  32. 32.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shirk
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) ladder (c) star
  34. 34.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) bird (c) spider
  36. 36.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  37. 37.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  38. 38.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  40. 40.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle

Answer key

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

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