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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 12 · 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) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) car (c) thermometer
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) purple
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) shark (c) turtle
  7. 7.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) torch (c) guitar
  9. 9.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) fork (c) scarf
  12. 12.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  13. 13.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  14. 14.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) circus (c) popcorn
  16. 16.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  17. 17.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  18. 18.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  19. 19.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) shark (c) spider
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) turkey
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  23. 23.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  24. 24.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  25. 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  27. 27.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  29. 29.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) dart (c) corn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) computer (c) first
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) hammer
  34. 34.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dert
  35. 35.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  36. 36.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) guitar
  38. 38.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  39. 39.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  40. 40.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar

Answer key

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

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