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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 965 · 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.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  3. 3.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) scarf
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) fork (c) first
  6. 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  7. 7.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  8. 8.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  10. 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  12. 12.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) dart (c) turtle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) fork (c) burger
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) butter
  16. 16.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) bird (c) turkey
  18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  19. 19.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) furk
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) butter
  22. 22.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  23. 23.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) paper (c) corn
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) girl (c) unicorn
  26. 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  27. 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) jar
  29. 29.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) thermometer (c) unicorn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) corn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) burger
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) computer
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) star
  36. 36.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  37. 37.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  38. 38.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) first (c) purple
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) butter

Answer key

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

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