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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 113 · 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 has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) circus (c) torch
  2. 2.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) flower
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) hammer
  5. 5.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  6. 6.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) paper
  8. 8.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  9. 9.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) dart
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) bird (c) unicorn
  12. 12.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) purple
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) turtle
  16. 16.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  17. 17.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) purple
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) star
  20. 20.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  22. 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) shark
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) circle (c) burger
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) girl (c) turtle
  26. 26.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  27. 27.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  29. 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) star
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  32. 32.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  33. 33.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  35. 35.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  37. 37.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  38. 38.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) scarf
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) turkey

Answer key

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

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