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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 347 · 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) shark (b) shirk (c) shork
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) spider (c) purple
  3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) unicorn (c) girl
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) spider
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) circle (c) turkey
  8. 8.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dort (c) dart
  9. 9.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  10. 10.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  12. 12.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) circus
  14. 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) third
  16. 16.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) carn (c) corn
  17. 17.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  18. 18.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  19. 19.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) unicorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) purple
  22. 22.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  23. 23.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turkey (c) tiger
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  26. 26.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) corn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) star
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  30. 30.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) unicorn (c) circle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) butter
  33. 33.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) third (c) popcorn
  35. 35.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) hammer
  37. 37.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  38. 38.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) tiger (c) burger
  40. 40.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jur (c) jar

Answer key

  1. shark
  2. purple
  3. ar
  4. ar
  5. girl
  6. dart
  7. circle
  8. dart
  9. first
  10. er
  11. paper
  12. er
  13. circus
  14. star
  15. torch
  16. corn
  17. ur
  18. tiger
  19. flower
  20. turkey
  21. computer
  22. scarf
  23. unicorn
  24. tiger
  25. yarn
  26. burger
  27. shark
  28. first
  29. or
  30. third
  31. unicorn
  32. star
  33. ar
  34. third
  35. bird
  36. hammer
  37. ar
  38. circle
  39. burger
  40. jar

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