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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 87 · 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) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  2. 2.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  3. 3.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) circle
  5. 5.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  7. 7.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) turtle
  9. 9.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  10. 10.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) hammer
  13. 13.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
  14. 14.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  16. 16.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
  17. 17.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) tiger (c) turtle
  20. 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) third (c) corn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) bird
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) unicorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) star (c) tiger
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) yarn
  26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  28. 28.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  29. 29.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  31. 31.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) burger
  33. 33.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  34. 34.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  35. 35.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  36. 36.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  37. 37.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  38. 38.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  39. 39.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) popcorn

Answer key

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

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