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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 661 · 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.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  2. 2.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) yarn (c) girl
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) jar (c) unicorn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circus (c) corn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) fork (c) burger
  8. 8.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  9. 9.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) star (c) ladder
  12. 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) circle (c) guitar
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  15. 15.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  16. 16.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) spider (c) corn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) shark (c) first
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) turtle
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) star
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) burger (c) scarf
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) computer
  24. 24.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  25. 25.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  26. 26.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) hammer
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) third (c) yarn
  29. 29.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  30. 30.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  31. 31.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  32. 32.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  34. 34.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  35. 35.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) jar
  37. 37.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) purple
  40. 40.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar

Answer key

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

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