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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 597 · 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) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  2. 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) fork
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) circle (c) corn
  5. 5.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) paper (c) jar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) fork
  8. 8.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) hammer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) corn (c) dart
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) first
  13. 13.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
  14. 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  15. 15.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  16. 16.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) corn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) spider (c) star
  19. 19.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) hammer (c) popcorn
  21. 21.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) spider
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) paper (c) fork
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) turtle
  25. 25.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  26. 26.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  28. 28.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  31. 31.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) bird
  33. 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) burger
  35. 35.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  36. 36.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  37. 37.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) unicorn
  39. 39.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  40. 40.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor

Answer key

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

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