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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 204 · 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.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) car
  3. 3.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  4. 4.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  8. 8.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) shark (c) turkey
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) star (c) burger
  12. 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) ladder
  14. 14.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
  15. 15.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) furk
  16. 16.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  17. 17.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) girl
  19. 19.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  20. 20.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) bird
  22. 22.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  26. 26.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) dart (c) circle
  28. 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  29. 29.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  30. 30.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) first (c) tiger
  32. 32.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) car (c) circus
  34. 34.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) girl
  36. 36.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) circus
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) tiger
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) hammer
  40. 40.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn

Answer key

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

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