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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 451 · 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 “ur”? (a) star (b) fork (c) turtle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) computer (c) turkey
  3. 3.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  5. 5.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) torch
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) dart (c) turtle
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) spider
  9. 9.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
  10. 10.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  11. 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  16. 16.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) star (c) butter
  18. 18.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) ladder (c) yarn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) ladder (c) unicorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) flower (c) turtle
  22. 22.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  23. 23.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) burger (c) paper
  28. 28.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) third
  30. 30.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  32. 32.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) computer
  34. 34.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  35. 35.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  36. 36.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  38. 38.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  40. 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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