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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 284 · 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) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) turtle
  3. 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  4. 4.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  5. 5.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stir
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) torch
  7. 7.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  8. 8.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  10. 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  11. 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  12. 12.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  13. 13.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) ladder
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  16. 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) burger (c) guitar
  18. 18.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) turtle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) burger
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) tiger
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) star (c) purple
  24. 24.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) hammer (c) car
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) thermometer
  27. 27.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) turtle
  29. 29.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  30. 30.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dart (c) dort
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) thermometer
  32. 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) shark (c) burger
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) hammer
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) car (c) paper
  37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) dart
  39. 39.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  40. 40.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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