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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 563 · 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 “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) burger
  2. 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  3. 3.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  4. 4.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) turtle
  7. 7.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) bird
  9. 9.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) car
  11. 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  12. 12.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  13. 13.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) first (c) popcorn
  15. 15.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) turkey
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) computer
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) shark (c) purple
  19. 19.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) star
  23. 23.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  24. 24.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) star (c) fork
  26. 26.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) corn
  28. 28.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  30. 30.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  31. 31.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  33. 33.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
  34. 34.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  35. 35.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) scarf (c) turkey
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  39. 39.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

Answer key

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

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