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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 939 · 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.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  4. 4.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) ladder
  6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) popcorn (c) jar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) ladder
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  10. 10.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) flower
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) scarf
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) dart (c) girl
  14. 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  15. 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) jar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) corn
  19. 19.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) first
  23. 23.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  24. 24.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  26. 26.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) jar (c) turtle
  28. 28.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) scarf
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) butter
  33. 33.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  35. 35.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  36. 36.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) third (c) corn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) third (c) spider
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) guitar
  40. 40.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn

Answer key

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

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