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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 654 · 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) or (c) ur
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) jar
  3. 3.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scirf (c) scorf
  4. 4.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
  5. 5.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) thermometer (c) bird
  8. 8.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  9. 9.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) yarn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) guitar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) torch (c) turkey
  13. 13.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  14. 14.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
  15. 15.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  16. 16.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) girl
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) circus
  20. 20.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
  21. 21.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  22. 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) scarf
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) turtle
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) dart
  26. 26.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  28. 28.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) circle
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) first
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) tiger (c) turtle
  33. 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  36. 36.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) star
  38. 38.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) butter
  40. 40.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch

Answer key

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

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