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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 426 · 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) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  2. 2.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  3. 3.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) spider
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) paper (c) third
  7. 7.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) circus (c) burger
  9. 9.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  10. 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  11. 11.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  12. 12.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  13. 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  16. 16.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) bird
  19. 19.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) purple (c) fork
  21. 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  22. 22.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) burger
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) star (c) turkey
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) computer
  26. 26.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) butter
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) turkey (c) unicorn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) unicorn
  30. 30.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  31. 31.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) shark
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) hammer
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) dart
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) flower (c) third
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  37. 37.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) tiger
  39. 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) corn (c) thermometer

Answer key

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

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