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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 289 · 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) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  3. 3.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowar (c) flowor
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) turtle
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) car (c) turkey
  6. 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  8. 8.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  9. 9.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  10. 10.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dort (c) dart
  11. 11.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) butter (c) yarn
  16. 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) hammer
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  20. 20.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) fork
  22. 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) dart (c) computer
  24. 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) spider
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) circus
  27. 27.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  29. 29.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  30. 30.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  31. 31.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  32. 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) third (c) dart
  34. 34.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) spider
  37. 37.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  38. 38.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) girl
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) bird (c) guitar

Answer key

  1. popcorn
  2. ar
  3. flower
  4. turtle
  5. turkey
  6. ir
  7. ur
  8. ar
  9. ar
  10. dart
  11. or
  12. ur
  13. er
  14. hammer
  15. butter
  16. or
  17. hammer
  18. ur
  19. purple
  20. ar
  21. fork
  22. yarn
  23. computer
  24. ir
  25. spider
  26. circus
  27. ar
  28. circus
  29. er
  30. fork
  31. third
  32. or
  33. dart
  34. or
  35. ar
  36. burger
  37. car
  38. ir
  39. unicorn
  40. bird

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