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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 630 · 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 is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) ladder (c) bird
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) hammer (c) torch
  4. 4.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) dart
  7. 7.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) popcorn
  9. 9.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) shark (c) third
  12. 12.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  13. 13.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  14. 14.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) third (c) jar
  17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) guitar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) turkey
  21. 21.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  22. 22.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  23. 23.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  24. 24.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  25. 25.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  28. 28.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  29. 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  30. 30.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  31. 31.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  32. 32.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) butter
  34. 34.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  35. 35.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) scarf
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) circle
  39. 39.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) car

Answer key

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

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