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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 611 · 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.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  3. 3.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  5. 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  6. 6.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) circle (c) ladder
  9. 9.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  10. 10.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) flower (c) torch
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) scarf
  13. 13.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  14. 14.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  15. 15.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) first (c) turtle
  17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  18. 18.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  19. 19.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  20. 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) car
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) star
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) third (c) ladder
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) turkey
  25. 25.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) spider (c) turtle
  27. 27.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) star
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) burger
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) first (c) flower
  32. 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) thermometer (c) circus
  35. 35.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  36. 36.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) thermometer (c) first
  39. 39.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) torch (c) flower

Answer key

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

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