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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 669 · 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) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  2. 2.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) circus
  4. 4.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  5. 5.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) burger (c) corn
  8. 8.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  9. 9.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) flower
  11. 11.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  12. 12.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  14. 14.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) car
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) scarf (c) hammer
  18. 18.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) flower (c) fork
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) torch (c) thermometer
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) car
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) first
  23. 23.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  24. 24.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) torch
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) thermometer
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) popcorn (c) scarf
  28. 28.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) fork (c) scarf
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) purple (c) spider
  31. 31.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  34. 34.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
  35. 35.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  36. 36.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  37. 37.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn

Answer key

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

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