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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 471 · 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 “or”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) corn
  2. 2.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  4. 4.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) purple (c) yarn
  6. 6.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  7. 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
  8. 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  10. 10.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  11. 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) paper (c) star
  13. 13.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  14. 14.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  16. 16.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  17. 17.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) computer
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) computer
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) torch
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  26. 26.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  27. 27.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) purple
  29. 29.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  31. 31.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  32. 32.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  33. 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  35. 35.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) star
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) ladder
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) circus (c) fork
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) purple
  40. 40.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf

Answer key

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

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