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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 20 · 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) jar (c) jer
  2. 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  4. 4.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) jar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) burger
  7. 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
  8. 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  9. 9.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  10. 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
  11. 11.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) jar (c) unicorn
  13. 13.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  15. 15.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  16. 16.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) shark (c) turkey
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) fork
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) burger (c) first
  30. 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  31. 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  32. 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) star
  34. 34.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) shark
  36. 36.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  37. 37.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  38. 38.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  39. 39.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard

Answer key

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

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