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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 419 · 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 is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  2. 2.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  6. 6.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  8. 8.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) torch (c) burger
  10. 10.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  11. 11.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  12. 12.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  13. 13.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) bird
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) jar
  16. 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) bird (c) dart
  18. 18.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  19. 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  21. 21.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) jar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) circus (c) yarn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) yarn
  25. 25.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) ladder
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) circle
  29. 29.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) ladder
  31. 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) dart (c) torch
  33. 33.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  34. 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) turtle
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) purple
  37. 37.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  40. 40.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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