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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 432 · 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) yorn (b) yarn (c) yirn
  2. 2.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  5. 5.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  6. 6.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  7. 7.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  8. 8.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  9. 9.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  10. 10.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  11. 11.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) star
  13. 13.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) third (c) burger
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) dart (c) purple
  16. 16.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) turkey (c) circus
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  19. 19.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) star (c) hammer
  21. 21.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) turkey
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) unicorn
  24. 24.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) hammer (c) corn
  26. 26.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  27. 27.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  28. 28.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) popcorn (c) burger
  30. 30.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  31. 31.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) scarf
  33. 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  34. 34.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) third (c) flower
  36. 36.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  37. 37.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  38. 38.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) corn (c) jar
  40. 40.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or

Answer key

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

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