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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 971 · 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 “ur”? (a) car (b) fork (c) turtle
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) circle (c) scarf
  4. 4.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  5. 5.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) girl (c) star
  7. 7.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  9. 9.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  10. 10.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  11. 11.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  12. 12.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  13. 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  14. 14.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  15. 15.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  16. 16.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  17. 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) guitar
  19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  20. 20.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  21. 21.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
  24. 24.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) tiger
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) circus (c) burger
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) ladder
  29. 29.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
  30. 30.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) unicorn
  32. 32.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  33. 33.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  35. 35.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  36. 36.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scirf (c) scorf
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) tiger

Answer key

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

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