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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 102 · 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) thord (b) third (c) thard
  2. 2.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) purple
  5. 5.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) third (c) turtle
  8. 8.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) star
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) bird
  12. 12.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  13. 13.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  14. 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) circle
  17. 17.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) third
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) circus
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) paper (c) dart
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) dart
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dirt (c) dort
  24. 24.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  25. 25.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
  26. 26.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) fork
  28. 28.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) computer
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) first (c) flower
  31. 31.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jor (c) jar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) star
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) flower (c) corn
  34. 34.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) jar (c) corn
  36. 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  37. 37.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  38. 38.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) burger
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) ladder

Answer key

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

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