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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 392 · 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 “or”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  2. 2.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) circus
  5. 5.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) jar
  7. 7.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) fork
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) scarf
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) spider
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) butter (c) torch
  14. 14.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  15. 15.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) shark
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) thermometer
  18. 18.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowar (c) flowor
  19. 19.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) purple (c) paper
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) computer
  24. 24.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  25. 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  26. 26.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) jar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) butter (c) girl
  29. 29.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
  31. 31.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  32. 32.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shork (c) shark
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) computer
  35. 35.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  36. 36.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) shark (c) fork
  38. 38.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle

Answer key

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

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