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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 247 · 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) farst (b) first (c) forst
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) burger (c) thermometer
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) jar
  4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) torch (c) bird
  6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) purple (c) bird
  8. 8.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) paper (c) turkey
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) turkey
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) tiger (c) car
  13. 13.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  14. 14.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) ladder (c) fork
  16. 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) first
  19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) turtle
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  22. 22.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  23. 23.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) torch (c) tarch
  24. 24.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  25. 25.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  27. 27.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  29. 29.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) burger (c) bird
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) flower (c) shark
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) torch
  34. 34.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  35. 35.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  37. 37.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
  39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower

Answer key

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

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