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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 897 · 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.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  2. 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  3. 3.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  4. 4.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) jar (c) purple
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) scarf
  7. 7.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) third (c) turtle
  9. 9.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shurk (c) shork
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) scarf
  11. 11.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) shark (c) unicorn
  15. 15.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) shark (c) turtle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) torch (c) tarch
  21. 21.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) car
  24. 24.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) dart (c) fork
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) circus
  27. 27.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  29. 29.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) jar (c) fork
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) torch (c) dart
  32. 32.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) yarn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) butter (c) burger
  35. 35.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  36. 36.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
  37. 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  38. 38.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) circus (c) unicorn

Answer key

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

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