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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 619 · 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.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) star (c) burger
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) girl
  4. 4.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) burger
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) bird
  7. 7.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) girl
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) star (c) unicorn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) turkey
  12. 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) durt
  13. 13.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) torch
  15. 15.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) jar
  17. 17.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  19. 19.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) star (c) fork
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) first (c) car
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) purple (c) circle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) circus (c) popcorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) hammer (c) turtle
  25. 25.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) circus (c) burger
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) torch
  28. 28.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  29. 29.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) car (c) purple
  32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  33. 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  36. 36.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  38. 38.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  39. 39.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  40. 40.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shurk

Answer key

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

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