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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 149 · 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) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  2. 2.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) unicorn (c) purple
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  6. 6.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) turkey (c) corn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) circle
  10. 10.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) star
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) paper
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) third
  15. 15.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  17. 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scirf
  18. 18.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) burger (c) third
  22. 22.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) thermometer (c) fork
  24. 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  25. 25.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  26. 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) popcorn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) first
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) yarn (c) spider
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) tiger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) star
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) butter (c) star
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) torch
  35. 35.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  36. 36.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) circle (c) turtle
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) purple
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) computer (c) turtle

Answer key

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

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