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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 443 · 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) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  2. 2.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) burger (c) butter
  4. 4.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
  5. 5.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) car (c) paper
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) corn
  8. 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
  9. 9.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  10. 10.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) third
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) spider
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) girl (c) popcorn
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  16. 16.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  17. 17.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) tiger (c) shark
  19. 19.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  20. 20.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  21. 21.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) ladder (c) shark
  23. 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  24. 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) dart (c) turtle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circus (c) fork
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) car (c) purple
  29. 29.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shirk (c) shork
  30. 30.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  31. 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  32. 32.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  34. 34.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) bird
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) torch
  37. 37.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) torch
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) hammer (c) bird

Answer key

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

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