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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 700 · 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) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  3. 3.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  5. 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) bird
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) girl (c) shark
  9. 9.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  10. 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  11. 11.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  12. 12.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  13. 13.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  14. 14.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  15. 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) purple (c) girl
  17. 17.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) shark
  19. 19.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) thermometer
  21. 21.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  22. 22.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  23. 23.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  25. 25.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  26. 26.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shork (c) shark
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) flower (c) purple
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) unicorn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) corn
  30. 30.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) third
  32. 32.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) fork (c) turtle
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) thermometer
  35. 35.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  37. 37.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  38. 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) car (c) unicorn
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) star

Answer key

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

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