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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 487 · 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.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) circus (c) paper
  4. 4.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  5. 5.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  6. 6.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) shark
  9. 9.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  10. 10.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  11. 11.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  12. 12.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  13. 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) ladder
  16. 16.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) butter
  20. 20.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  21. 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) guitar
  23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  24. 24.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) bird
  26. 26.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  27. 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  29. 29.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) flower (c) jar
  31. 31.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  33. 33.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  34. 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  36. 36.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jer
  37. 37.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) first (c) fork
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) flower
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) yarn (c) unicorn

Answer key

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

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