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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 428 · 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 “ir”? (a) fork (b) first (c) guitar
  2. 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  3. 3.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  4. 4.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  5. 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) thermometer
  7. 7.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cirn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) spider
  9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scirf (c) scorf
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) bird (c) ladder
  12. 12.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  15. 15.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) butter
  17. 17.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) hammer
  19. 19.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) bird
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) first (c) fork
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) car (c) computer
  23. 23.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  25. 25.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
  26. 26.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) fork (c) girl
  29. 29.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) tiger
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) butter
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) butter
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) star
  34. 34.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) circus (c) tiger
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) fork
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) paper
  39. 39.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  40. 40.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

Answer key

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

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