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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 119 · 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.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) tiger
  4. 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  5. 5.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) car
  7. 7.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
  8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) jar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) burger
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) circle
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) shark (c) bird
  17. 17.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  18. 18.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  19. 19.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) spider
  21. 21.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) girl
  25. 25.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) burger (c) jar
  27. 27.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) first
  29. 29.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  30. 30.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  31. 31.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shork (c) shark
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  34. 34.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) turkey
  36. 36.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) butter
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) girl
  40. 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or

Answer key

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

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