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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 765 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  2. 2.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  3. 3.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  7. 7.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) third
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) car (c) girl
  10. 10.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) paper
  14. 14.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  15. 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) unicorn
  17. 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) circle
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) girl
  20. 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  21. 21.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) computer
  23. 23.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  24. 24.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  25. 25.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  26. 26.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  27. 27.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  28. 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) flower
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) first (c) torch
  31. 31.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) unicorn
  33. 33.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  34. 34.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) torch (c) spider
  36. 36.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  37. 37.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  38. 38.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) paper
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) purple

Answer key

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

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