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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 408 · 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.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) guitar (c) butter
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) fork (c) girl
  6. 6.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  8. 8.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) yarn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) jar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) turtle (c) torch
  12. 12.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  13. 13.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) butter
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) paper (c) dart
  16. 16.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) burger (c) guitar
  18. 18.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  19. 19.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) shark (c) popcorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) guitar
  22. 22.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) computer
  24. 24.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  25. 25.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  27. 27.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) purple
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) purple
  33. 33.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  37. 37.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) turtle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) circle (c) jar

Answer key

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

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