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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 542 · 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 is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  2. 2.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) tiger
  4. 4.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) fork (c) turtle
  6. 6.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
  7. 7.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  8. 8.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) spider (c) bird
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) flower (c) yarn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) turkey
  13. 13.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  14. 14.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
  15. 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  18. 18.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) dart
  20. 20.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) bird (c) thermometer
  22. 22.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) corn (c) star
  24. 24.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) hammer (c) fork
  26. 26.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  27. 27.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) popcorn (c) star
  29. 29.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) popcorn
  31. 31.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cur (c) cor
  32. 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  33. 33.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) car
  35. 35.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) third
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) paper (c) first
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) thermometer (c) purple
  39. 39.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) spider

Answer key

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

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