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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 688 · 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) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) girl
  3. 3.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) hammer
  5. 5.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
  7. 7.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) purple
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) butter
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  11. 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  12. 12.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  13. 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  14. 14.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  15. 15.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) dart
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) bird
  18. 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  19. 19.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) spider
  21. 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  22. 22.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  24. 24.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) corn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) third
  27. 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) hammer (c) circle
  29. 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  30. 30.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) thermometer
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) torch (c) purple
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) butter (c) circle
  36. 36.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  37. 37.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  38. 38.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) computer
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) first

Answer key

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

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