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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 265 · 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.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) girl (c) turtle
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) tiger (c) turtle
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) car
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) purple
  6. 6.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) unicorn
  8. 8.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  10. 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  11. 11.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  12. 12.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) turkey
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) star
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) first (c) butter
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) tiger
  17. 17.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  18. 18.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) third (c) yarn
  22. 22.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) corn
  25. 25.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  26. 26.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) corn
  29. 29.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) girl (c) popcorn
  32. 32.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) ladder
  34. 34.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) scarf
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) fork (c) girl
  37. 37.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  38. 38.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) thermometer
  40. 40.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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