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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 155 · 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) torch (c) circus
  2. 2.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  3. 3.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  5. 5.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  6. 6.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  8. 8.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) bird
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) third
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) star
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) ladder
  19. 19.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  20. 20.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) third (c) dart
  22. 22.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) bird
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) circle (c) tiger
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) turtle
  27. 27.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turkey (c) star
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) shark
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) turkey
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) ladder
  32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) turtle
  34. 34.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  35. 35.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  36. 36.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) spider
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) flower
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) first
  40. 40.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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