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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 393 · 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) first (b) torch (c) dart
  2. 2.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
  4. 4.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  5. 5.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
  6. 6.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  7. 7.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
  8. 8.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  9. 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  10. 10.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) third
  12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  13. 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) third
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) girl
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) yarn (c) corn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) flower (c) corn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) third
  19. 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) burger (c) scarf
  22. 22.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  23. 23.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) dart (c) purple
  25. 25.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  26. 26.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) jar
  28. 28.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dirt
  29. 29.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
  30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) jar
  32. 32.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  33. 33.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) butter
  35. 35.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) star (c) circle
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  38. 38.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) corn

Answer key

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

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