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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 557 · 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) circle (b) car (c) fork
  2. 2.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  4. 4.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) dart
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) jar
  7. 7.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) circle (c) dart
  9. 9.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  10. 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) corn
  12. 12.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  13. 13.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) first (c) turkey
  15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) third
  18. 18.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) first (c) turkey
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) hammer
  21. 21.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) corn (c) flower
  23. 23.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  24. 24.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yurn (c) yorn
  25. 25.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) turkey
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) flower
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) tiger (c) circus
  29. 29.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) tiger (c) torch
  31. 31.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) dart
  33. 33.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  35. 35.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  36. 36.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  37. 37.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) purple
  39. 39.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) yarn (c) thermometer

Answer key

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

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