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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 482 · 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 is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) burger (c) dart
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) girl (c) scarf
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) purple
  5. 5.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  7. 7.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) star
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) shark
  10. 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) torch (c) first
  12. 12.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  13. 13.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) circle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) girl
  17. 17.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  19. 19.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) first (c) ladder
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) computer (c) fork
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) jar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) dart
  24. 24.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) paper
  26. 26.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
  27. 27.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) spider
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) tiger
  30. 30.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  31. 31.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) fork (c) thermometer
  34. 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  35. 35.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) butter
  37. 37.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) paper (c) turtle
  39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  40. 40.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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