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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 662 · 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) paper (b) girl (c) turtle
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) jar
  4. 4.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  6. 6.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) circle
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) yarn
  9. 9.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  10. 10.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  11. 11.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) ladder (c) star
  13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) girl
  15. 15.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  16. 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  17. 17.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) paper (c) turkey
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) turkey
  21. 21.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) star (c) hammer
  24. 24.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  25. 25.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  27. 27.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) yarn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) purple
  30. 30.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
  31. 31.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) first
  35. 35.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) flower (c) burger
  37. 37.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  39. 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) corn (c) turtle

Answer key

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

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