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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 415 · 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) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) shark (c) turkey
  3. 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  5. 5.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) turtle
  8. 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) first (c) spider
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  12. 12.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) hammer (c) popcorn
  14. 14.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) circle
  16. 16.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  18. 18.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  19. 19.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  21. 21.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) guitar
  23. 23.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  24. 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
  25. 25.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  26. 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  27. 27.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) yarn (c) turkey
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) star
  32. 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  33. 33.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  34. 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) dart (c) turkey
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) scarf
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) circus
  38. 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  39. 39.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) dart

Answer key

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

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