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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 955 · 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) star (b) unicorn (c) third
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) star (c) circus
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  4. 4.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dert
  5. 5.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) hammer
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) dart
  8. 8.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) computer
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
  12. 12.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
  13. 13.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) burger
  15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) burger
  17. 17.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) butter
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) turtle
  20. 20.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) corn
  22. 22.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  23. 23.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cer (c) cor
  24. 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) turkey
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) girl (c) paper
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) torch (c) purple
  31. 31.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) star (c) fork
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) ladder (c) purple
  34. 34.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  35. 35.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) turkey (c) car
  37. 37.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) circus (c) corn

Answer key

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

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