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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 363 · 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) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  2. 2.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) jar
  4. 4.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) car (c) spider
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) butter (c) burger
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) ladder
  9. 9.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) spider
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) circle
  12. 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  13. 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cur
  14. 14.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) computer (c) turkey
  16. 16.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) bird (c) corn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) torch (c) turkey
  20. 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  21. 21.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) shark
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) dart
  24. 24.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  26. 26.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) third
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) shark
  31. 31.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  32. 32.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dirt
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) corn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) circus (c) fork
  35. 35.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) tiger (c) bird
  37. 37.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) butter
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) flower (c) yarn
  40. 40.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or

Answer key

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

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