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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 51 · 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.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  2. 2.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  4. 4.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) spider (c) unicorn
  6. 6.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  8. 8.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  9. 9.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) computer
  11. 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  12. 12.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  13. 13.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  14. 14.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  15. 15.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) spider (c) popcorn
  17. 17.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  19. 19.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jer
  22. 22.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  23. 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  24. 24.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) purple (c) popcorn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) hammer
  27. 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) computer (c) circle
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) turkey
  31. 31.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
  32. 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) burger
  34. 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) shark
  39. 39.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) torch

Answer key

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

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