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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 405 · 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) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) turtle (c) circle
  3. 3.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) carn (c) corn
  4. 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  5. 5.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
  6. 6.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) scarf
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) ladder
  11. 11.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) ladder (c) yarn
  13. 13.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
  14. 14.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) butter (c) torch
  16. 16.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  18. 18.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  21. 21.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) girl (c) turkey
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) bird
  24. 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  25. 25.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  26. 26.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  27. 27.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  28. 28.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  29. 29.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) third
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) spider (c) turkey
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) purple
  33. 33.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  34. 34.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  35. 35.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  36. 36.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) hammer (c) torch

Answer key

  1. circle
  2. turtle
  3. corn
  4. turkey
  5. popcorn
  6. or
  7. ir
  8. ur
  9. computer
  10. fork
  11. ur
  12. burger
  13. unicorn
  14. ar
  15. torch
  16. or
  17. tiger
  18. ur
  19. ur
  20. computer
  21. bird
  22. turkey
  23. bird
  24. burger
  25. scarf
  26. or
  27. turtle
  28. er
  29. ar
  30. third
  31. unicorn
  32. purple
  33. er
  34. thermometer
  35. purple
  36. ar
  37. circus
  38. or
  39. guitar
  40. hammer

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