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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 958 · 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 is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) corn
  3. 3.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) paper (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
  6. 6.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) corn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) shark
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) circus
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  12. 12.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
  13. 13.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  16. 16.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  18. 18.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  19. 19.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) spider
  21. 21.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  22. 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) torch
  24. 24.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  25. 25.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) computer (c) turtle
  27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  28. 28.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  29. 29.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) turkey
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) star
  32. 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) first
  34. 34.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
  35. 35.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  38. 38.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  40. 40.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

Answer key

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

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