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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 559 · 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) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) star (c) burger
  3. 3.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  4. 4.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) corn (c) tiger
  6. 6.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) thermometer (c) corn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) circus (c) unicorn
  9. 9.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) first (c) flower
  11. 11.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) computer
  15. 15.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  16. 16.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  17. 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) scarf
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) scarf (c) corn
  20. 20.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) car (c) fork
  22. 22.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  23. 23.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) butter
  25. 25.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  26. 26.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  27. 27.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  28. 28.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  29. 29.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) car
  31. 31.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) scarf (c) thermometer
  34. 34.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) third
  36. 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) butter (c) guitar
  38. 38.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord

Answer key

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

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