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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 800 · 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 “or”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) circus
  2. 2.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) ladder (c) turtle
  4. 4.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
  5. 5.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  6. 6.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) circus
  8. 8.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) car (c) purple
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) paper (c) first
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) thermometer (c) bird
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) circus (c) spider
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) scarf
  14. 14.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  15. 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  16. 16.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) purple (c) unicorn
  18. 18.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) burger
  20. 20.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  21. 21.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  22. 22.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) third (c) fork
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) fork
  26. 26.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  27. 27.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) girl (c) paper
  29. 29.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  30. 30.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  31. 31.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  32. 32.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) circle
  35. 35.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  36. 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) yarn (c) first
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  40. 40.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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