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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 179 · 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.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) third
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  4. 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) circus (c) turtle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) corn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) flower (c) purple
  8. 8.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  10. 10.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) burger (c) torch
  12. 12.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) circle
  15. 15.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scirf
  16. 16.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  17. 17.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  18. 18.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) star (c) circle
  20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) popcorn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) ladder (c) shark
  23. 23.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) carn (c) corn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) first
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) fork
  26. 26.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) flower (c) fork
  28. 28.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  29. 29.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) tiger
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) fork
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) car (c) corn
  33. 33.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  34. 34.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  36. 36.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) shark (c) corn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) paper
  40. 40.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or

Answer key

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

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