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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 509 · 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.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
  3. 3.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) flower (c) yarn
  5. 5.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) fork
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  8. 8.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  10. 10.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) circus
  12. 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
  13. 13.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) flower
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) torch
  16. 16.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) turtle
  18. 18.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) car (c) computer
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) turkey
  21. 21.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  22. 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) burger (c) torch
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) butter (c) shark
  25. 25.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) bird
  27. 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) girl (c) car
  29. 29.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  31. 31.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  32. 32.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  33. 33.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) unicorn
  35. 35.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  36. 36.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  37. 37.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  38. 38.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  39. 39.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) guitar

Answer key

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

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