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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 29 · 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) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) flower (c) third
  3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) fork (c) butter
  5. 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) turkey
  11. 11.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  12. 12.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) tiger
  14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) car (c) spider
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) ladder (c) shark
  17. 17.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) unicorn
  22. 22.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) shark (c) popcorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  25. 25.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  26. 26.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
  27. 27.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  28. 28.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) jar (c) fork
  30. 30.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) star
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) yarn
  33. 33.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dert
  34. 34.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) flower
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) thermometer
  38. 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) burger
  40. 40.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf

Answer key

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

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