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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 987 · 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.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  3. 3.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) purple
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) star (c) burger
  6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  7. 7.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) torch
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) guitar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) burger (c) third
  11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) purple
  13. 13.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  14. 14.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) fork
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) popcorn
  18. 18.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) tiger
  21. 21.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) shark (c) unicorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) star
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) third (c) turtle
  27. 27.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) tiger
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) corn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) popcorn
  31. 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) ladder
  33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  34. 34.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
  35. 35.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  37. 37.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor

Answer key

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

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