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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 884 · 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) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) torch (c) jar
  3. 3.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) butter (c) popcorn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) computer (c) fork
  8. 8.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  9. 9.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  10. 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) circus
  13. 13.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  14. 14.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) jar (c) turkey
  17. 17.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) burger
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) circle
  23. 23.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) unicorn
  25. 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  27. 27.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  28. 28.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  29. 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) tirch
  30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) scarf (c) bird
  32. 32.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  33. 33.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  34. 34.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) third (c) corn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) first (c) guitar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) ladder
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) car (c) girl
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) shark (c) ladder

Answer key

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

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