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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 843 · 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 “ar”? (a) third (b) burger (c) scarf
  2. 2.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) first
  4. 4.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) purple
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circle (c) scarf
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) torch
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) guitar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) circus
  10. 10.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  11. 11.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  12. 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  13. 13.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) third
  15. 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) jar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) bird
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) corn
  21. 21.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) dart (c) third
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) spider
  24. 24.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  25. 25.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) girl
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) yarn
  28. 28.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  29. 29.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  32. 32.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  34. 34.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  35. 35.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) purple (c) star
  37. 37.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  38. 38.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cur
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) turtle
  40. 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle

Answer key

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

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