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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 52 · 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) car (b) turtle (c) paper
  2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  4. 4.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  5. 5.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  6. 6.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) hammer
  8. 8.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) third (c) unicorn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) corn
  11. 11.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) bird (c) paper
  13. 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  14. 14.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
  15. 15.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) circle (c) fork
  17. 17.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stur (c) stor
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) car (c) purple
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) guitar (c) bird
  20. 20.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  21. 21.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  22. 22.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) flower (c) star
  25. 25.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) jar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) corn
  28. 28.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  29. 29.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) turkey
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) circus
  33. 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  34. 34.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) car (c) turtle
  36. 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  37. 37.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
  38. 38.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper

Answer key

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

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