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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 831 · 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 is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  2. 2.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) first (c) torch
  4. 4.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  5. 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  6. 6.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  7. 7.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yirn
  8. 8.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  11. 11.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
  12. 12.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) corn
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) girl
  15. 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) burger
  17. 17.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) first (c) spider
  19. 19.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  21. 21.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) purple
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) purple
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) circle (c) yarn
  26. 26.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) bird
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) purple
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) third
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) bird
  33. 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  34. 34.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
  35. 35.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) circle
  37. 37.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  38. 38.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) paper (c) yarn
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) car (c) bird

Answer key

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

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