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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 293 · 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.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  3. 3.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  5. 5.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  6. 6.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  7. 7.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  8. 8.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) turkey
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) corn (c) scarf
  12. 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  13. 13.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) bird
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) turkey
  17. 17.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) fork
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) burger (c) paper
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) fork
  22. 22.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jur (c) jar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) ladder (c) guitar
  24. 24.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) popcorn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) car
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) bird (c) turtle
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) purple (c) spider
  29. 29.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  30. 30.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
  31. 31.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) tiger
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) car (c) girl
  34. 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
  36. 36.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  37. 37.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
  39. 39.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
  40. 40.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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