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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 239 · 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 “ir”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) bird
  2. 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  4. 4.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) ladder
  6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) burger
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) unicorn
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) butter
  14. 14.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) car (c) fork
  17. 17.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  18. 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) first
  21. 21.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) star
  25. 25.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  26. 26.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) guitar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) corn
  29. 29.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) burger
  31. 31.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  32. 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) circle (c) dart
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) shark
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) circle (c) torch
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) turkey
  37. 37.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) tiger
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) circle (c) fork
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) star (c) turkey

Answer key

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

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