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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 549 · 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) ar (b) er (c) or
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) dart
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  5. 5.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  6. 6.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  7. 7.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  8. 8.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cir (c) cor
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) scarf
  11. 11.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  13. 13.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jar (c) jor
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  15. 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) tiger (c) shark
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) third
  19. 19.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) yarn
  23. 23.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) flower
  25. 25.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  27. 27.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) dart (c) first
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) shark (c) flower
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  31. 31.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  32. 32.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  33. 33.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) first
  36. 36.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) star (c) popcorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) star (c) fork
  40. 40.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork

Answer key

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

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