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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 601 · 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 “ur”? (a) guitar (b) tiger (c) turtle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) scarf
  3. 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  4. 4.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  5. 5.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  6. 6.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) jar (c) corn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) circus
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) spider
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) star
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  13. 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) guitar
  15. 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) unicorn (c) bird
  17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) car
  21. 21.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  22. 22.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  23. 23.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  24. 24.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  25. 25.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dart (c) dort
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) torch
  28. 28.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) turtle
  31. 31.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) corn (c) thermometer
  34. 34.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  35. 35.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) paper
  37. 37.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  38. 38.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  40. 40.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

Answer key

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

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