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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 380 · 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) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  2. 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) fork
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) guitar
  5. 5.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  6. 6.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) circle (c) corn
  8. 8.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  9. 9.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  10. 10.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) corn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  13. 13.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  14. 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star
  15. 15.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  17. 17.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) car
  19. 19.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) unicorn (c) ladder
  21. 21.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  23. 23.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) first
  25. 25.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  26. 26.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) yarn (c) girl
  28. 28.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) scarf (c) corn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) car
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) butter (c) star
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) computer
  33. 33.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  35. 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  36. 36.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
  38. 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  39. 39.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) tiger

Answer key

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

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