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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 126 · 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.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) third
  5. 5.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) scarf
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) corn (c) turtle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) thermometer (c) turkey
  10. 10.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
  11. 11.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
  12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) corn
  16. 16.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  17. 17.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  18. 18.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) burger
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) bird
  22. 22.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) first
  24. 24.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) tiger
  27. 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) computer
  29. 29.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) burger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) torch (c) ladder
  33. 33.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  35. 35.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) jar
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) star
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) ladder (c) popcorn
  40. 40.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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