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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 369 · 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) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) car
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) hammer
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) corn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  6. 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  8. 8.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  10. 10.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scirf (c) scorf
  11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) turtle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) bird (c) turtle
  14. 14.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) burger
  16. 16.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  18. 18.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) circle (c) torch
  20. 20.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  21. 21.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) corn
  23. 23.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  24. 24.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  25. 25.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  26. 26.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  27. 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) first (c) corn
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  30. 30.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) turtle (c) third
  32. 32.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) star
  36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) burger (c) flower
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) paper
  39. 39.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) burger

Answer key

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

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