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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 312 · 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.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) star (c) torch
  3. 3.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  4. 4.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  5. 5.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  6. 6.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) scarf
  8. 8.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  10. 10.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  13. 13.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  14. 14.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  15. 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) unicorn
  17. 17.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) paper
  19. 19.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
  20. 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  21. 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  22. 22.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  23. 23.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  25. 25.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) turtle
  27. 27.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  28. 28.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  30. 30.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) star (c) burger
  34. 34.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) purple (c) first
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) paper
  37. 37.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) butter (c) scarf
  40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard

Answer key

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

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