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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 705 · 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.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) tiger
  5. 5.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  6. 6.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) car
  8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) torch (c) turkey
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) paper
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  13. 13.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  14. 14.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) burger (c) first
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) bird
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) purple (c) bird
  18. 18.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) yarn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) car
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) fork
  23. 23.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) flower (c) corn
  25. 25.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) ladder (c) turkey
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) jar
  28. 28.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) thermometer (c) bird
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) circus
  34. 34.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  35. 35.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) turkey
  37. 37.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  38. 38.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) girl (c) burger
  40. 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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