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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 479 · 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.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
  3. 3.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) yarn
  5. 5.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  6. 6.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) turtle
  8. 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) car (c) paper
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  12. 12.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) star (c) first
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
  16. 16.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  17. 17.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) dart (c) circle
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) bird (c) popcorn
  21. 21.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  22. 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) circus
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) bird
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) star (c) fork
  26. 26.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) tiger
  28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  29. 29.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) star
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) computer
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) star
  35. 35.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) corn
  37. 37.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  38. 38.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) torch (c) shark
  40. 40.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar

Answer key

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

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