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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 600 · 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.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) thermometer
  3. 3.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) flower
  5. 5.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) burger
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) third
  9. 9.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) butter
  11. 11.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) third
  13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) corn
  16. 16.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  19. 19.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) purple
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) spider
  22. 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) shark (c) purple
  24. 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
  25. 25.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  26. 26.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) fork
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  29. 29.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) purple
  31. 31.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  32. 32.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  33. 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  34. 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  35. 35.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) guitar (c) turtle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) jar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) turkey
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) star (c) ladder
  40. 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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