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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 127 · 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 “er”? (a) turtle (b) thermometer (c) torch
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) third (c) yarn
  3. 3.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) circle
  5. 5.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) car (c) popcorn
  7. 7.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) butter
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) car
  10. 10.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) circle
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) scarf
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) popcorn (c) purple
  14. 14.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  15. 15.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  17. 17.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) girl (c) burger
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) star (c) purple
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  22. 22.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  23. 23.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  25. 25.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
  26. 26.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) first
  28. 28.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) hammer (c) turkey
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) circle
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  33. 33.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  34. 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  35. 35.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) paper (c) bird
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  38. 38.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) corn
  40. 40.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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