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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 107 · 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) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
  2. 2.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  3. 3.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) first
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) circus (c) popcorn
  6. 6.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) girl (c) turtle
  8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  9. 9.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  10. 10.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  11. 11.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  12. 12.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  15. 15.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) tiger (c) scarf
  17. 17.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) turtle
  19. 19.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  20. 20.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) purple
  22. 22.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) circle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) third (c) corn
  25. 25.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) star
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) scarf
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) dart (c) first
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) bird
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) butter
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) spider (c) circus
  33. 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) butter
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) guitar (c) turkey
  36. 36.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  38. 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) star
  40. 40.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger

Answer key

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

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