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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 162 · 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) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  3. 3.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  4. 4.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  5. 5.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  6. 6.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  8. 8.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) fork
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) scarf
  11. 11.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) butter
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  16. 16.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) torch
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) turkey
  19. 19.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  20. 20.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicurn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) tiger
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) hammer (c) turkey
  24. 24.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  25. 25.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) paper
  27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcirn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) popcorn (c) star
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) spider
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) star (c) burger
  34. 34.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  35. 35.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  36. 36.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) bird
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) ladder
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) guitar
  40. 40.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark

Answer key

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

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