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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 190 · 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) torch (b) turtle (c) star
  2. 2.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  3. 3.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) first (c) fork
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  7. 7.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  8. 8.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  9. 9.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) third (c) torch
  11. 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) guitar (c) first
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) circle (c) yarn
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) corn
  15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  16. 16.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) butter
  18. 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) circus
  20. 20.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shurk (c) shork
  21. 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  22. 22.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) turtle
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  27. 27.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) unicorn
  29. 29.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) hammer
  32. 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  34. 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) turkey
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) girl
  37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) turtle
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) spider (c) third
  40. 40.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl

Answer key

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

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