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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 446 · 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) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) yarn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) jar (c) burger
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) unicorn (c) third
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) third (c) car
  6. 6.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) thermometer (c) dart
  8. 8.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  9. 9.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) circus
  11. 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
  13. 13.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  14. 14.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scirf
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) corn (c) flower
  16. 16.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  19. 19.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  20. 20.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  21. 21.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) tirch
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
  24. 24.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  25. 25.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) turkey
  27. 27.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  29. 29.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  30. 30.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) dart
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) girl (c) turtle
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) star
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) paper (c) purple
  35. 35.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) scarf
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) fork
  38. 38.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) first

Answer key

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

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