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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 22 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) paper (c) guitar
  2. 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  4. 4.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  5. 5.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  6. 6.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  8. 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  9. 9.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  11. 11.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
  12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) scarf
  14. 14.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  15. 15.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) girl (c) popcorn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) star (c) girl
  19. 19.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
  20. 20.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) flower
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) star
  25. 25.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  26. 26.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  27. 27.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) shark (c) purple
  29. 29.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  31. 31.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  32. 32.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  35. 35.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  36. 36.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) tiger (c) yarn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) third
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) dart
  40. 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

Answer key

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

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