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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 202 · 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) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  2. 2.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  3. 3.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
  4. 4.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) first
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) fork
  7. 7.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  8. 8.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  9. 9.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) popcorn
  11. 11.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) circle (c) butter
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  15. 15.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) turkey
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) burger (c) popcorn
  21. 21.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) car
  23. 23.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  24. 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  26. 26.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) scarf
  28. 28.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) popcorn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) third (c) turtle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) butter
  33. 33.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) spider (c) purple
  35. 35.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) circus (c) computer
  37. 37.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) star
  39. 39.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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