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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 643 · 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.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  2. 2.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) car
  4. 4.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) turtle
  6. 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  8. 8.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) butter
  10. 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) turkey
  12. 12.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) corn
  14. 14.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  15. 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  16. 16.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  17. 17.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) popcorn
  19. 19.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  21. 21.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) car (c) popcorn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) fork
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) thermometer
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  26. 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) tiger (c) star
  31. 31.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jir (c) jor
  33. 33.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) hammer
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) first (c) scarf
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  38. 38.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) turtle

Answer key

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

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