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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 634 · 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) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  2. 2.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  4. 4.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  5. 5.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  6. 6.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  7. 7.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) thermometer
  9. 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  10. 10.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) girl
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) flower (c) circle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) popcorn
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) purple
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) purple
  16. 16.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) guitar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) circle
  19. 19.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) corn (c) dart
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  24. 24.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) third (c) burger
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) fork (c) burger
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) first (c) torch
  29. 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) tiger (c) car
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  32. 32.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  33. 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) third
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) guitar
  36. 36.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  37. 37.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) fork
  39. 39.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) flower

Answer key

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

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