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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 335 · 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 has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) third
  2. 2.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fark (c) fork
  3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  4. 4.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) turkey (c) corn
  6. 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) torch (c) tarch
  8. 8.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  13. 13.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) burger (c) popcorn
  15. 15.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  17. 17.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  19. 19.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) guitar
  21. 21.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  22. 22.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
  24. 24.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) jar
  26. 26.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  27. 27.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) spider (c) star
  29. 29.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  30. 30.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  31. 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  33. 33.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) circle (c) car
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) star
  36. 36.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) popcorn
  38. 38.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) third (c) shark
  40. 40.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard

Answer key

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

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