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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 222 · 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.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  3. 3.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  4. 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  5. 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  6. 6.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  7. 7.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  8. 8.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) burger
  10. 10.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  11. 11.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) third (c) popcorn
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) tiger (c) turkey
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) flower
  16. 16.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  18. 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  19. 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) paper (c) fork
  21. 21.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) star (c) torch
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) circle (c) popcorn
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  26. 26.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) hammer (c) bird
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) bird
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) star (c) purple
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) corn (c) girl
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) tiger
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) yarn
  34. 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) fork (c) turkey
  36. 36.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) hammer (c) dart
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) circus
  39. 39.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  40. 40.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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