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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 473 · 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 “ar”? (a) hammer (b) turtle (c) guitar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) yarn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) tiger
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) turkey
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) third (c) jar
  6. 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  9. 9.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  10. 10.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  11. 11.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  12. 12.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  13. 13.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) scarf
  15. 15.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) yarn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) flower
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) butter
  19. 19.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) butter (c) popcorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) guitar
  22. 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  23. 23.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) first (c) jar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) popcorn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) star
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) burger
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) purple (c) unicorn
  31. 31.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  32. 32.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  33. 33.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) scarf
  35. 35.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) hammer (c) girl
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) yarn (c) popcorn
  38. 38.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shork (c) shark
  39. 39.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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