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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 402 · 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) fork (b) turtle (c) guitar
  2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) star
  4. 4.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) butter
  6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  7. 7.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) turkey (c) yarn
  10. 10.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  11. 11.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) butter (c) circus
  15. 15.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  16. 16.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) turtle
  19. 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) ster
  20. 20.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) turkey
  22. 22.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  23. 23.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  24. 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) shark (c) thermometer
  26. 26.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) jar (c) unicorn
  28. 28.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) dart
  30. 30.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) car
  32. 32.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) dart
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) thermometer
  35. 35.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  36. 36.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) car
  38. 38.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  40. 40.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst

Answer key

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

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