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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 924 · 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.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) star (c) girl
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) yarn
  4. 4.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) first
  6. 6.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  7. 7.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) butter
  9. 9.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) thermometer (c) third
  11. 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) turkey
  13. 13.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) thermometer (c) fork
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) third (c) burger
  16. 16.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) purple
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) circus
  19. 19.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) unicorn
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) first
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) turkey
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) popcorn (c) paper
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) car (c) tiger
  27. 27.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) flower
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  34. 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) tiger
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) star (c) tiger
  37. 37.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  38. 38.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  40. 40.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl

Answer key

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

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