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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 791 · 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) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) car (c) circus
  3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) star (c) first
  6. 6.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) bird
  8. 8.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  9. 9.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  11. 11.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  12. 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) turch (c) tarch
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) star (c) stor
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) corn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) unicorn (c) girl
  17. 17.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  18. 18.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  19. 19.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  20. 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) car
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) third (c) purple
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) circus (c) butter
  24. 24.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  25. 25.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) bird
  29. 29.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  30. 30.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  34. 34.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) girl (c) shark
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) tiger (c) first
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) tiger (c) shark
  38. 38.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) first

Answer key

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

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