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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 811 · 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.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) guitar
  3. 3.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
  4. 4.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  5. 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) jar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  8. 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  10. 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) spider (c) turtle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) purple
  14. 14.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  15. 15.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) circle (c) corn
  18. 18.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  19. 19.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  20. 20.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) spider (c) turkey
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) butter
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) yarn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) burger (c) shark
  25. 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  26. 26.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
  29. 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) star
  33. 33.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  35. 35.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) third (c) purple
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) fork
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) paper (c) circle
  39. 39.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) circle

Answer key

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

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