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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 655 · 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 “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) car
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cir (c) cor
  4. 4.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  5. 5.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  6. 6.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) third
  8. 8.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  9. 9.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  12. 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) torch
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) turkey
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) hammer
  16. 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) turkey
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) fork
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) spider
  20. 20.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) star (c) first
  22. 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) hammer (c) popcorn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) fork
  25. 25.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) popcorn (c) shark
  27. 27.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) thermometer (c) dart
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  32. 32.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) burger (c) jar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) computer
  35. 35.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  37. 37.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
  38. 38.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
  39. 39.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitir
  40. 40.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir

Answer key

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

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