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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 932 · 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_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  3. 3.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
  4. 4.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  5. 5.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  8. 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) car
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) star
  12. 12.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) popcorn (c) first
  15. 15.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  16. 16.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  17. 17.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cur
  19. 19.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) ladder
  21. 21.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) fork (c) purple
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) durt
  24. 24.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) circus (c) paper
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) car
  27. 27.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  30. 30.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) circus
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) third
  33. 33.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
  34. 34.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
  35. 35.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) butter
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) corn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) bird
  39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  40. 40.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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