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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 444 · 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 “ir”? (a) star (b) purple (c) girl
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  3. 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) scarf (c) corn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) burger (c) spider
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) turtle
  8. 8.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  9. 9.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) guitar (c) spider
  11. 11.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) bird
  13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) first (c) paper
  16. 16.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) burger
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) star (c) ladder
  19. 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
  21. 21.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  22. 22.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  23. 23.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  24. 24.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  26. 26.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) car
  29. 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) guitar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) paper
  34. 34.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) popcorn
  36. 36.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
  39. 39.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  40. 40.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger

Answer key

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

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