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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 623 · 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_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) burger
  3. 3.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  4. 4.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  5. 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) circus (c) burger
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) first (c) shark
  8. 8.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  9. 9.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  10. 10.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) torch
  12. 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) guitar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) car (c) girl
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) turkey
  16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  17. 17.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) third (c) torch
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) fork
  20. 20.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  21. 21.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
  22. 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) thermometer
  26. 26.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) corn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) turtle
  29. 29.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  30. 30.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) purple (c) spider
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) shark
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) corn (c) hammer
  34. 34.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) hammer
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) circus (c) torch
  37. 37.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  39. 39.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  40. 40.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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