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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 711 · 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 is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) turtle
  3. 3.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  5. 5.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  6. 6.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) first (c) butter
  8. 8.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  9. 9.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) girl
  11. 11.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) car
  13. 13.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) purple
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) star (c) flower
  17. 17.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  18. 18.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  19. 19.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) star
  21. 21.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) hammer
  23. 23.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) turtle
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) shark
  26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  27. 27.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  29. 29.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) turkey
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) flower
  33. 33.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  34. 34.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  35. 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) butter
  37. 37.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) shark (c) fork
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
  40. 40.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jur (c) jar

Answer key

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

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