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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 422 · 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 “er”? (a) turtle (b) thermometer (c) third
  2. 2.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) thermometer
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) fork
  5. 5.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
  6. 6.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) purple
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) paper
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) thermometer (c) guitar
  12. 12.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  13. 13.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) thermometer
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) hammer (c) unicorn
  16. 16.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  17. 17.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  18. 18.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  20. 20.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  21. 21.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) ladder
  23. 23.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  24. 24.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicurn
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) hammer
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  28. 28.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  29. 29.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  30. 30.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) ladder
  33. 33.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) hammer
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) car
  36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) flower
  38. 38.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  39. 39.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) star (c) stor

Answer key

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

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