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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 592 · 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 “or”? (a) circle (b) burger (c) unicorn
  2. 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) shark
  5. 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) turtle
  7. 7.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) computer (c) unicorn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) circus (c) turtle
  10. 10.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) butter
  12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) thermometer
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) guitar
  16. 16.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
  17. 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
  18. 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  21. 21.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  22. 22.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) corn (c) dart
  24. 24.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) computer (c) fork
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) circus (c) guitar
  27. 27.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  28. 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) yarn (c) purple
  30. 30.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  31. 31.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) girl
  34. 34.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
  35. 35.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  37. 37.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  38. 38.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) popcorn
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) purple

Answer key

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

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