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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 185 · 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 “ar”? (a) spider (b) shark (c) bird
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) ladder
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) tiger
  4. 4.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shork (c) shark
  5. 5.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) unicorn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) third (c) flower
  8. 8.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  9. 9.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  10. 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  11. 11.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) thermometer
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) fork
  14. 14.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  17. 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  18. 18.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
  19. 19.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) turtle
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) computer (c) turtle
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) bird
  23. 23.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  25. 25.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  26. 26.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) dart
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) car
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) shark (c) torch
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) corn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) tiger (c) yarn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) car
  34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  35. 35.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  36. 36.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  38. 38.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  39. 39.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) jar

Answer key

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

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