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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 198 · 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) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  5. 5.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) turkey
  7. 7.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  8. 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) butter (c) scarf
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) dart
  12. 12.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
  13. 13.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  14. 14.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  15. 15.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) circus
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) circle
  18. 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) purple
  20. 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  21. 21.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) fork
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) burger (c) hammer
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) car
  25. 25.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  26. 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) popcorn
  33. 33.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  34. 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) butter (c) fork
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) butter
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) flower
  38. 38.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  39. 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  40. 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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