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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 709 · 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) stor (b) stur (c) star
  2. 2.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) ladder (c) star
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) flower
  6. 6.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  8. 8.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  9. 9.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) shark
  12. 12.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  15. 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) popcorn
  18. 18.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) bird
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) shark
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
  22. 22.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) circle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) ladder
  25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  26. 26.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  30. 30.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) torch (c) burger
  33. 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) circus
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) fork (c) butter
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) torch
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  38. 38.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  39. 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) unicorn

Answer key

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

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