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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 949 · 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.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) third (c) computer
  2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  3. 3.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  4. 4.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) thermometer (c) bird
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) paper
  7. 7.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) purple
  9. 9.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  10. 10.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) shark (c) turkey
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) star (c) spider
  13. 13.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  14. 14.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) flower (c) car
  16. 16.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  17. 17.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  19. 19.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  20. 20.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  21. 21.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  23. 23.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  24. 24.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  25. 25.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) jar (c) fork
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) fork
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) jar (c) purple
  29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) butter (c) bird
  32. 32.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) dart (c) popcorn
  35. 35.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  36. 36.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  39. 39.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  40. 40.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark

Answer key

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

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