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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 211 · 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_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) girl (c) butter
  3. 3.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jer
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) girl
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) shark
  6. 6.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) spider (c) jar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) thermometer
  9. 9.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  10. 10.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  11. 11.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) circle
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) fork (c) purple
  16. 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  17. 17.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) dart (c) popcorn
  19. 19.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  20. 20.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  21. 21.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  23. 23.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) dart
  25. 25.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  26. 26.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) ladder
  28. 28.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yirn (c) yorn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) ladder
  30. 30.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) corn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) paper (c) star
  33. 33.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  34. 34.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  36. 36.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  38. 38.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  39. 39.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) corn

Answer key

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

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