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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 271 · 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.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) flower (c) popcorn
  4. 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) yarn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) third (c) scarf
  8. 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  9. 9.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  10. 10.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) computer
  12. 12.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  13. 13.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  14. 14.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) computer (c) first
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) burger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) spider
  18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) corn
  22. 22.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  23. 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
  24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  26. 26.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) dart (c) burger
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) car
  32. 32.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  35. 35.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) shark
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) hammer
  38. 38.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  39. 39.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  40. 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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