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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 521 · 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 has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) first
  2. 2.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) corn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) first
  5. 5.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  6. 6.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) turtle (c) scarf
  8. 8.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  9. 9.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  11. 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  12. 12.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) fork (c) ladder
  14. 14.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  15. 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) unicorn (c) guitar
  18. 18.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) flower
  20. 20.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  21. 21.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
  22. 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) tiger
  24. 24.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  26. 26.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  27. 27.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) bird
  30. 30.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  31. 31.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  34. 34.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) circle
  37. 37.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) circle (c) fork
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) turtle
  40. 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

Answer key

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

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