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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 476 · 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) girl (b) scarf (c) turtle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) paper
  3. 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  6. 6.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
  7. 7.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  8. 8.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  9. 9.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) hammer
  12. 12.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) purple (c) thermometer
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) circle (c) torch
  15. 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  17. 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
  18. 18.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) corn (c) third
  21. 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guiter
  23. 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  24. 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) scarf
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) scarf
  29. 29.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  30. 30.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  31. 31.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
  32. 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  33. 33.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) star
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) computer
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  37. 37.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  38. 38.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) jar (c) purple
  40. 40.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

Answer key

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

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