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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 621 · 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.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) unicorn (c) car
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) fork
  6. 6.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) ladder
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) purple
  9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  11. 11.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  12. 12.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guiter
  13. 13.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) girl
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) turkey
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) bird
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) thermometer (c) torch
  18. 18.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) girl (c) turtle
  21. 21.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) computer
  23. 23.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  24. 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) ladder
  26. 26.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) burger
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) popcorn (c) star
  29. 29.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  32. 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  34. 34.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  35. 35.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  36. 36.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  37. 37.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  38. 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  39. 39.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  40. 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

Answer key

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

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