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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 685 · 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.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  2. 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  5. 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  6. 6.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) third
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) spider
  9. 9.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circus (c) turtle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) scarf
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) yarn (c) flower
  16. 16.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) computer
  18. 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  19. 19.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  20. 20.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
  22. 22.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) first
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) car
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) ladder
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) first
  28. 28.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) bird
  30. 30.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  31. 31.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stur
  32. 32.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  33. 33.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  34. 34.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) jar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) yarn (c) circle
  37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) turkey
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) popcorn

Answer key

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

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