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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 569 · 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.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  2. 2.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) corn (c) circus
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) car (c) unicorn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) purple (c) tiger
  6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  8. 8.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) torch
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) bird
  12. 12.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) purple (c) corn
  14. 14.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  16. 16.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) corn (c) burger
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) popcorn
  19. 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) carn (c) corn
  20. 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) star
  22. 22.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  23. 23.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  25. 25.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  26. 26.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  27. 27.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  28. 28.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) fork
  30. 30.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  31. 31.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  32. 32.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
  33. 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) paper
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) yarn (c) popcorn
  36. 36.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  37. 37.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) star
  39. 39.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  40. 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) ster

Answer key

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

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