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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 483 · 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) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  2. 2.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  3. 3.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) girl
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) yarn (c) paper
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) ladder
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) first (c) burger
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  9. 9.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  11. 11.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) car
  14. 14.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) ladder
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) turtle
  17. 17.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  20. 20.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) circle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) popcorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) purple
  25. 25.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) spider
  27. 27.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  29. 29.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  30. 30.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  31. 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  33. 33.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) butter
  35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  37. 37.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) third (c) popcorn
  39. 39.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) bird

Answer key

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

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