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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 38 · 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.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  2. 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  4. 4.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  5. 5.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  6. 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shirk
  8. 8.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) paper
  10. 10.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) first
  13. 13.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  15. 15.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  16. 16.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  17. 17.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) purple
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  20. 20.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) flower
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) fork
  23. 23.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
  24. 24.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  25. 25.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) circle (c) unicorn
  27. 27.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  29. 29.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) girl
  31. 31.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  33. 33.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) torch (c) girl
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) ladder (c) car
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) computer (c) car
  37. 37.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
  38. 38.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) turkey
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) popcorn

Answer key

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

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