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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 578 · 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 is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  2. 2.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cirn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) girl
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  5. 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  6. 6.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  9. 9.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) car
  11. 11.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  14. 14.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) star (c) corn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) hammer
  18. 18.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  19. 19.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  20. 20.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  21. 21.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  23. 23.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) turtle (c) jar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) star
  29. 29.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) star
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) tiger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) first (c) purple
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) purple
  34. 34.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) jar
  36. 36.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  37. 37.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  38. 38.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) hammer (c) turtle
  40. 40.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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