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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 445 · 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.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) circle
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) first
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) yarn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) turtle
  6. 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  7. 7.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) third (c) paper
  9. 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) turtle
  12. 12.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
  13. 13.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) third
  17. 17.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  18. 18.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) yarn (c) turtle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) circus (c) guitar
  21. 21.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
  22. 22.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) unicorn
  25. 25.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) girl
  27. 27.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) star (c) third
  32. 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) first (c) purple
  34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) car (c) circus
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) bird
  38. 38.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) bird (c) turkey
  40. 40.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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