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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 472 · 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) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) flower
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) circus
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) fork
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) dart (c) computer
  6. 6.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) butter (c) corn
  8. 8.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) yarn (c) turkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) girl
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) third (c) computer
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) guitar
  13. 13.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) jar (c) girl
  15. 15.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  16. 16.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  18. 18.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  20. 20.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) star (c) corn
  22. 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  23. 23.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
  25. 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  26. 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  27. 27.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stir
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) scarf
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) car
  31. 31.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  32. 32.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) butter
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) ladder (c) fork
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) star (c) popcorn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) burger (c) bird
  37. 37.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  39. 39.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) yarn (c) popcorn

Answer key

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

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