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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 438 · 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) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  2. 2.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) torch (c) thermometer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) unicorn
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  8. 8.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) burger
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) first (c) thermometer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) hammer
  12. 12.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  13. 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) paper (c) turtle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) circle
  16. 16.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) car
  18. 18.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) corn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  24. 24.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) shark (c) third
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) turkey (c) bird
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) girl
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) first
  29. 29.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) star (c) torch
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) burger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) third
  33. 33.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  35. 35.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) popcorn (c) purple
  39. 39.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  40. 40.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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