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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 618 · 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 “ir”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) circle
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  4. 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) bird (c) corn
  8. 8.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) fork
  10. 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) unicorn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) ladder
  13. 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) burger
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) yarn
  16. 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) dart
  18. 18.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) flower (c) fork
  20. 20.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) popcorn (c) star
  22. 22.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) hammer
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) fork
  25. 25.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  26. 26.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  27. 27.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yirn (c) yorn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) corn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) torch
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) burger
  31. 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  33. 33.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  35. 35.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  36. 36.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) fork
  38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) shark (c) popcorn
  40. 40.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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