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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 146 · 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 “ur”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) burger
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) dart
  3. 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  4. 4.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) scarf
  6. 6.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) tiger
  8. 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  9. 9.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) thermometer (c) star
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) hammer (c) jar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) turkey
  14. 14.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  16. 16.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  18. 18.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  19. 19.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) girl (c) jar
  21. 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  23. 23.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) corn (c) hammer
  25. 25.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  26. 26.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
  27. 27.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  29. 29.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) purple
  31. 31.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) bird
  33. 33.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) circle (c) torch
  35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cer (c) cor
  36. 36.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  37. 37.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  38. 38.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
  40. 40.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst

Answer key

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

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