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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 510 · 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) shark (b) fork (c) hammer
  2. 2.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) tiger (c) circle
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) purple (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) car (c) third
  7. 7.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) flower (c) purple
  9. 9.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) dart (c) burger
  11. 11.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  12. 12.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) unicorn (c) dart
  15. 15.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) butter (c) turtle
  17. 17.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) unicorn
  20. 20.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  21. 21.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  22. 22.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) first
  24. 24.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  25. 25.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  26. 26.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dert
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) star (c) bird
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) thermometer (c) burger
  31. 31.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  35. 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) paper
  37. 37.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  38. 38.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  39. 39.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
  40. 40.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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