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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 371 · 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) flower (b) turtle (c) car
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) purple
  3. 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  5. 5.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
  6. 6.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  9. 9.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) purple (c) corn
  11. 11.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) girl (c) fork
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  14. 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) bird
  17. 17.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) unicorn (c) third
  19. 19.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  20. 20.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  21. 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) computer
  23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
  25. 25.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) circle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) bird
  28. 28.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
  29. 29.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) circle
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) turtle
  32. 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  33. 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) thermometer (c) scarf
  36. 36.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  37. 37.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  38. 38.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) circle

Answer key

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

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