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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 963 · 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) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  2. 2.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
  3. 3.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) star
  5. 5.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) car (c) cor
  7. 7.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  10. 10.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  11. 11.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  12. 12.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) scarf (c) turkey
  14. 14.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  16. 16.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) guitar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) flower
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) computer (c) burger
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) dart (c) tiger
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) bird
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) spider
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) butter
  25. 25.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  27. 27.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) purple (c) hammer
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  30. 30.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  31. 31.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) girl
  34. 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  35. 35.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) corn
  37. 37.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  38. 38.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) third
  40. 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle

Answer key

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

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