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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 64 · 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 “ir”? (a) first (b) dart (c) turkey
  2. 2.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) corn
  4. 4.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  5. 5.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) dart
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  8. 8.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) hammer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) shark
  12. 12.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  13. 13.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) first
  15. 15.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
  16. 16.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  18. 18.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
  19. 19.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  20. 20.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) shark (c) fork
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) spider
  26. 26.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  27. 27.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  29. 29.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) bird
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) bird (c) burger
  33. 33.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  34. 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) butter (c) turtle
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  38. 38.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  39. 39.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) car (c) spider

Answer key

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

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