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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 495 · 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) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
  2. 2.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  4. 4.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  5. 5.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  6. 6.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) shark (c) girl
  9. 9.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
  10. 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) purple (c) jar
  12. 12.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  14. 14.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) circus (c) fork
  17. 17.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) turtle
  19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) circus
  21. 21.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) scarf
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) computer
  24. 24.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
  25. 25.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) burger (c) girl
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) girl (c) fork
  28. 28.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  30. 30.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) burger (c) fork
  32. 32.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) car (c) computer
  34. 34.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  35. 35.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  36. 36.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  39. 39.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) dart

Answer key

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

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