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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 702 · 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.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  3. 3.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  4. 4.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) circle
  7. 7.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  8. 8.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) corn
  10. 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) popcorn
  12. 12.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) star
  15. 15.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  16. 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) hammer
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) yarn (c) purple
  19. 19.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) burger (c) guitar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) burger (c) guitar
  22. 22.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) purple
  24. 24.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  25. 25.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  26. 26.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) paper
  29. 29.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) torch
  31. 31.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) scarf (c) butter
  33. 33.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) spider (c) corn
  35. 35.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) star (c) thermometer
  37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) flower (c) scarf
  39. 39.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
  40. 40.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl

Answer key

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

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