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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 108 · 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) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) third
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) tiger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) spider
  6. 6.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  7. 7.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) first (c) spider
  9. 9.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) girl (c) unicorn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) car (c) torch
  12. 12.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  13. 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  14. 14.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  15. 15.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) tiger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) circle (c) fork
  18. 18.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  20. 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) thermometer
  22. 22.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  23. 23.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) jar (c) purple
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) tiger (c) car
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) spider
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) jar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) first (c) popcorn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) spider (c) guitar
  35. 35.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  36. 36.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) guitar (c) burger
  38. 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  39. 39.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) bird

Answer key

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

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