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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 199 · 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.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  3. 3.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) burger
  5. 5.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) torch (c) scarf
  7. 7.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) circle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) burger
  10. 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) third (c) turkey
  12. 12.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  13. 13.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  15. 15.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  16. 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  17. 17.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  19. 19.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  21. 21.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  22. 22.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shurk
  23. 23.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  25. 25.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  26. 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  27. 27.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  28. 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) car
  30. 30.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) burger (c) computer
  32. 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) butter
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) purple
  35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  36. 36.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) star
  38. 38.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) fork
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) bird

Answer key

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

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