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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 348 · 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 “ar”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) dart
  2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  3. 3.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
  4. 4.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  5. 5.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  6. 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) car
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) circle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) star
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) burger
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) third (c) ladder
  12. 12.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) fork
  14. 14.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  15. 15.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) dart (c) turkey
  17. 17.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) star
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) flower
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) butter
  21. 21.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dort (c) dart
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) hammer
  23. 23.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scirf (c) scorf
  24. 24.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) first (c) thermometer
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) circus (c) turtle
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) girl
  29. 29.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  30. 30.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  31. 31.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) third
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) girl (c) burger
  36. 36.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  37. 37.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  38. 38.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) purple (c) popcorn
  40. 40.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch

Answer key

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

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