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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 453 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) guitar
  3. 3.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) turkey (c) bird
  5. 5.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  6. 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) corn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) tiger
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) purple
  11. 11.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  13. 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  14. 14.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  15. 15.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  18. 18.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) scarf
  20. 20.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) fork
  22. 22.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  23. 23.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) jar
  25. 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) guitar
  29. 29.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  30. 30.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  32. 32.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  33. 33.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  34. 34.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) circus
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) scarf
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) paper
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) computer (c) guitar
  40. 40.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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