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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 766 · 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 has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) purple (c) yarn
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  3. 3.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  4. 4.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  9. 9.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) butter
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) scarf
  12. 12.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) spider (c) bird
  14. 14.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  15. 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) first
  17. 17.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) jar
  19. 19.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) thermometer (c) turkey
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) turkey
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) guitar
  23. 23.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  25. 25.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) dart
  27. 27.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  29. 29.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) ladder
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) paper (c) turtle
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) dart
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) car (c) unicorn
  35. 35.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  36. 36.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  37. 37.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) dart
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) girl
  40. 40.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle

Answer key

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

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