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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 125 · 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 “or”? (a) yarn (b) flower (c) unicorn
  2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  3. 3.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) purple
  6. 6.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  8. 8.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  9. 9.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  10. 10.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  11. 11.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
  12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  13. 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  14. 14.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) fork
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) burger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) turkey (c) dart
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  20. 20.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) guitar (c) bird
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) purple
  23. 23.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicern
  24. 24.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) star (c) third
  26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  27. 27.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) star (c) corn
  29. 29.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) scarf (c) purple
  31. 31.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) girl
  33. 33.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cur
  34. 34.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  35. 35.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  36. 36.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) paper (c) scarf
  39. 39.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) popcorn (c) dart

Answer key

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

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