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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 520 · 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.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  2. 2.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  3. 3.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  4. 4.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  5. 5.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) third
  7. 7.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) first
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) butter (c) unicorn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) guitar (c) computer
  11. 11.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) shark
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) tiger (c) circus
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) spider
  17. 17.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) corn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) circus (c) popcorn
  20. 20.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  22. 22.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) scarf (c) turtle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) shark
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) tiger
  26. 26.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
  27. 27.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) computer
  29. 29.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) bird
  31. 31.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) paper (c) burger
  33. 33.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) girl (c) car
  35. 35.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  37. 37.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  38. 38.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circus (c) popcorn

Answer key

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

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