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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 806 · 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) turkey (b) third (c) spider
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) tiger
  3. 3.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  4. 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fark (c) fork
  5. 5.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  6. 6.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) girl (c) scarf
  9. 9.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  10. 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  11. 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) bird
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) bird
  14. 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) star (c) stor
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) torch
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) star
  17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) ladder
  20. 20.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  21. 21.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) thermometer (c) star
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) purple (c) torch
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) circus (c) flower
  26. 26.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  27. 27.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  28. 28.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circle (c) turtle
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  32. 32.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  33. 33.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) dart (c) torch
  35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  37. 37.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  39. 39.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  40. 40.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird

Answer key

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

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