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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 632 · 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) jar (b) purple (c) first
  2. 2.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) butter
  6. 6.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) circle (c) turtle
  8. 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
  9. 9.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) scarf
  11. 11.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dert
  12. 12.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) paper
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) hammer (c) burger
  16. 16.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  17. 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  18. 18.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  19. 19.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  21. 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitar (c) guitor
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) burger (c) circle
  23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  26. 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  27. 27.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) burger (c) thermometer
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) hammer
  30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  32. 32.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
  33. 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  34. 34.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) flower
  36. 36.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  37. 37.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) car

Answer key

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

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