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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 178 · 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) scarf (b) scurf (c) scorf
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) circle (c) dart
  3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) first
  6. 6.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) durt
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  9. 9.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  10. 10.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  11. 11.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  12. 12.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) scarf
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) spider
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) circus
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) butter (c) turtle
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  18. 18.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  19. 19.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  20. 20.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  21. 21.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) first
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) circus
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) computer
  25. 25.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  26. 26.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  27. 27.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  28. 28.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  29. 29.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) guitar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) unicorn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) bird
  37. 37.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  38. 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  39. 39.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) guitar (c) torch

Answer key

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

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