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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 458 · 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.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) jar
  3. 3.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) guitar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) computer
  6. 6.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
  7. 7.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  8. 8.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  9. 9.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) jar
  13. 13.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  14. 14.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) first (c) tiger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) yarn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) first (c) dart
  19. 19.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) paper (c) burger
  21. 21.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  23. 23.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) ladder (c) shark
  26. 26.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) third (c) fork
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) flower (c) bird
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circus (c) turkey
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) circus
  31. 31.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  32. 32.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
  33. 33.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  34. 34.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) flower (c) corn
  36. 36.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) girl (c) corn
  39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard

Answer key

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

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