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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 194 · 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) jor (b) jur (c) jar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) scarf
  3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) circus
  5. 5.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) computer (c) bird
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) guitar (c) computer
  8. 8.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) spider (c) popcorn
  10. 10.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) circle
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) spider
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) corn
  14. 14.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  16. 16.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  17. 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  18. 18.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) circle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) third
  21. 21.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  24. 24.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
  25. 25.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicurn
  26. 26.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) fork
  31. 31.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  32. 32.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  34. 34.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  36. 36.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) circle (c) popcorn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) girl
  39. 39.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) girl (c) corn

Answer key

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

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