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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 394 · 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) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  2. 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  3. 3.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) circle (c) yarn
  5. 5.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) circus (c) burger
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) circus (c) paper
  8. 8.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  9. 9.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  11. 11.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  12. 12.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) fork
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) spider
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) tiger
  16. 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) purple (c) jar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) ladder
  20. 20.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) yarn (c) tiger
  22. 22.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) butter (c) turkey
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) third (c) guitar
  25. 25.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  26. 26.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) computer
  28. 28.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  30. 30.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
  33. 33.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
  34. 34.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) first (c) purple
  36. 36.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) butter (c) unicorn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) bird
  39. 39.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  40. 40.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar

Answer key

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

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