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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 624 · 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) scarf (b) spider (c) third
  2. 2.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) first
  4. 4.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  5. 5.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) third (c) unicorn
  8. 8.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) paper (c) guitar
  10. 10.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  11. 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) popcorn
  15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) guitar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) bird
  18. 18.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  19. 19.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) first
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) star
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) bird
  23. 23.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  24. 24.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) flower
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) jar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) girl
  28. 28.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  29. 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) scarf
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) thermometer
  34. 34.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) computer (c) dart
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) yarn
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) ladder (c) turkey

Answer key

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

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