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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 195 · 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.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  2. 2.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  3. 3.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  4. 4.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  5. 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) third (c) car
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) torch (c) paper
  9. 9.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) car (c) popcorn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) hammer
  12. 12.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  14. 14.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  15. 15.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) first (c) yarn
  17. 17.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  18. 18.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  19. 19.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) thermometer
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) butter
  24. 24.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) first (c) guitar
  27. 27.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) spider
  29. 29.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) girl
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) circus
  32. 32.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) guitar
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) unicorn (c) star
  36. 36.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) hammer (c) shark
  38. 38.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) computer
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) dart (c) turkey

Answer key

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

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