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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 819 · 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.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) corn
  3. 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  5. 5.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) car
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) third (c) corn
  9. 9.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  10. 10.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  11. 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) girl
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) circus (c) fork
  16. 16.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) car (c) corn
  19. 19.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) computer (c) unicorn
  21. 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) tiger (c) turkey
  23. 23.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  24. 24.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  25. 25.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) computer (c) dart
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) corn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) purple (c) popcorn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) circus
  31. 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  32. 32.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) paper
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) first (c) spider
  35. 35.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) jar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) yarn
  38. 38.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  39. 39.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple

Answer key

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

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