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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 525 · 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.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) paper (c) unicorn
  6. 6.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  7. 7.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  8. 8.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) bird (c) torch
  11. 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) guitar (c) turkey
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) thermometer (c) burger
  14. 14.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) dart
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) guitar (c) girl
  17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) star (c) first
  20. 20.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  21. 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shirk (c) shork
  23. 23.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) car
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) fork
  26. 26.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  27. 27.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
  28. 28.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  29. 29.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  30. 30.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  31. 31.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  33. 33.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
  34. 34.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) paper
  37. 37.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) circle (c) turkey
  39. 39.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) corn

Answer key

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

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