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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 207 · 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) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  2. 2.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) circle
  4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) flower
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) spider (c) scarf
  7. 7.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) third (c) jar
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) car (c) turtle
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) third (c) jar
  13. 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) jar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) turtle (c) shark
  17. 17.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) purple (c) ladder
  19. 19.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  20. 20.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  22. 22.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
  23. 23.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) tiger (c) scarf
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) tiger (c) purple
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) scarf
  28. 28.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guiter (c) guitor
  29. 29.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) first
  31. 31.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
  32. 32.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) turtle
  34. 34.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) spider (c) circle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) first (c) burger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) popcorn
  39. 39.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) star (c) corn

Answer key

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

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