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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 158 · 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.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  3. 3.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  5. 5.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) burger
  7. 7.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) thermometer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) unicorn
  12. 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) computer
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) girl
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) first (c) purple
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) thermometer (c) guitar
  17. 17.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) girl
  19. 19.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) purple
  22. 22.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) turkey
  25. 25.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  26. 26.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) popcorn (c) bird
  28. 28.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) flower (c) scarf
  30. 30.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) scarf
  32. 32.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circus (c) butter
  35. 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  36. 36.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  37. 37.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  39. 39.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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