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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 926 · 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.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  4. 4.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  5. 5.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) purple (c) dart
  7. 7.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) third
  9. 9.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) girl
  11. 11.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) jar
  16. 16.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scurf
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) jar (c) circus
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) burger
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) corn
  20. 20.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) star (c) torch
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) spider
  23. 23.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) star (c) burger
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) turkey (c) corn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) third (c) unicorn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) yarn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) torch
  29. 29.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  30. 30.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  31. 31.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) car
  33. 33.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  35. 35.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) fork (c) spider
  37. 37.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  38. 38.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  39. 39.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) fork

Answer key

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

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