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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 710 · 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.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  2. 2.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cer (c) cor
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) flower (c) star
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) circle
  6. 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  7. 7.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) shark
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) first (c) fork
  11. 11.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) hammer
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) turkey
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) star
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) girl
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) third (c) purple
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) unicorn
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) circus
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) third (c) turtle
  24. 24.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) flower (c) turkey
  29. 29.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
  30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  31. 31.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  33. 33.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  34. 34.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  37. 37.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  38. 38.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) yarn
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) turtle

Answer key

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

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