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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 314 · 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) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) turkey
  3. 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  5. 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) hammer
  7. 7.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  9. 9.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  10. 10.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) circle
  12. 12.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) butter (c) jar
  14. 14.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  15. 15.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  16. 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  17. 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) girl (c) popcorn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) fork
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) first (c) fork
  21. 21.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) car
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) star
  24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) circle (c) thermometer
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  28. 28.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) thermometer
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  33. 33.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  35. 35.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  36. 36.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) tiger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) yarn
  39. 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
  40. 40.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart

Answer key

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

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