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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 565 · 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 “er”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) butter
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) ladder (c) burger
  3. 3.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) turkey
  6. 6.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) circle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) girl (c) tiger
  10. 10.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  12. 12.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
  13. 13.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  15. 15.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) guitar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) fork
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) turkey
  19. 19.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  20. 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circus (c) fork
  22. 22.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) shark (c) turtle
  24. 24.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
  27. 27.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  28. 28.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  30. 30.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scurf (c) scorf
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) thermometer (c) star
  33. 33.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  34. 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) flower
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) spider (c) car
  37. 37.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  39. 39.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cirn (c) corn
  40. 40.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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