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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 370 · 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) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) popcorn
  3. 3.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  4. 4.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) car (c) bird
  6. 6.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  7. 7.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) purple (c) tiger
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) turtle
  10. 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) paper (c) popcorn
  12. 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) flower (c) burger
  14. 14.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  17. 17.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) burger
  19. 19.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  20. 20.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  21. 21.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  22. 22.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) corn (c) purple
  24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) burger
  26. 26.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  27. 27.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  29. 29.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) paper
  31. 31.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  34. 34.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) purple (c) bird
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) popcorn
  39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  40. 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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