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R-Controlled Vowels (Bossy R) Quiz

ar, or, er, ir, ur — when r changes the vowel sound. Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.

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Sample questions from this quiz

A few examples (the live quiz shuffles options and checks your answer). Take the quiz above for the full set with explanations.

Which word has the ar sound?
1. car
2. care
3. can
Which word has the or sound?
1. fork
2. fox
3. fur
Which three spellings all say “ur”?
1. ar, or, er
2. er, ir, ur
3. ir, or, ar
Which word has an r-controlled vowel?
1. hut
2. hurt
3. hat