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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 788 · 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.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) third (c) tiger
  4. 4.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
  5. 5.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  6. 6.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) scarf (c) circus
  9. 9.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) star
  11. 11.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  13. 13.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) ladder (c) unicorn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) car (c) circus
  17. 17.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) butter (c) turkey
  19. 19.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  20. 20.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  21. 21.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) flower
  23. 23.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) unicorn
  25. 25.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) purple (c) unicorn
  27. 27.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  28. 28.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) thermometer
  32. 32.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) scarf (c) first
  34. 34.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) flower
  37. 37.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  38. 38.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  39. 39.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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