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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 233 · 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) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) dart
  3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  5. 5.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  6. 6.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  7. 7.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  8. 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) circus
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) yarn
  11. 11.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  12. 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  13. 13.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
  15. 15.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  16. 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
  17. 17.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) yarn (c) purple
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) circle
  20. 20.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  21. 21.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  22. 22.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) bird
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  25. 25.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) spider
  27. 27.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) girl
  29. 29.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  31. 31.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) flower
  33. 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) unicorn
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  36. 36.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  37. 37.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  38. 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) yarn
  40. 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle

Answer key

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

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