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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 925 · 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.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  3. 3.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  4. 4.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) computer
  6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
  7. 7.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) yarn (c) circus
  11. 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  13. 13.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  14. 14.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
  15. 15.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) popcorn (c) first
  17. 17.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) butter (c) jar
  19. 19.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) car
  21. 21.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  22. 22.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
  23. 23.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shirk (c) shork
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) bird
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) girl
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) car
  27. 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  28. 28.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  30. 30.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  31. 31.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) spider
  33. 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) guitar
  35. 35.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  37. 37.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) jar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) circus
  40. 40.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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