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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 647 · 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.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  3. 3.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) spider (c) unicorn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) jar
  6. 6.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) shark
  8. 8.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
  9. 9.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) butter
  11. 11.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  12. 12.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  13. 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) purple
  15. 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  16. 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  17. 17.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  18. 18.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  19. 19.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  20. 20.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) flower (c) burger
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) circle
  23. 23.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  24. 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  25. 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  26. 26.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  27. 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) paper (c) guitar
  29. 29.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  31. 31.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) computer
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) shark (c) fork
  36. 36.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stur (c) stor
  37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) bird
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) turtle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) girl (c) corn

Answer key

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

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