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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 683 · 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) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  2. 2.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  3. 3.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) dart
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) turtle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) fork
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) turkey
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) paper
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) star (c) burger
  11. 11.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) tiger
  13. 13.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  14. 14.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) turtle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) guitar (c) computer
  17. 17.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  18. 18.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  19. 19.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  20. 20.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
  21. 21.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) unicorn (c) circus
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) turkey
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) first
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) star (c) turkey
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) paper
  27. 27.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  28. 28.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  29. 29.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) dart
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) yarn
  33. 33.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  35. 35.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) scarf
  37. 37.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  40. 40.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark

Answer key

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

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