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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 318 · 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_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  4. 4.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) third
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) ladder
  7. 7.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  8. 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) spider (c) turtle
  10. 10.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) third
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) burger
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) car
  14. 14.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  16. 16.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) tiger
  19. 19.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  20. 20.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) yarn
  23. 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
  24. 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) purple
  26. 26.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) flower
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  29. 29.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) tiger
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) popcorn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) guitar (c) girl
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) purple
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) burger
  37. 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  38. 38.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  40. 40.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark

Answer key

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

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