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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 807 · 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.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  2. 2.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  4. 4.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) shark
  6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  7. 7.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) purple (c) corn
  11. 11.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) first (c) fork
  13. 13.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
  14. 14.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  15. 15.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) purple
  17. 17.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) scarf
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) star
  21. 21.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) torch
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) first (c) star
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) yarn
  27. 27.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  28. 28.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  29. 29.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  31. 31.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) corn (c) turkey
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) car
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) car (c) paper
  35. 35.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  36. 36.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  40. 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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