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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 715 · 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) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  2. 2.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  3. 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  4. 4.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  5. 5.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
  7. 7.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) carn (c) corn
  8. 8.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  9. 9.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
  10. 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) first (c) star
  12. 12.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  13. 13.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  14. 14.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) burger
  16. 16.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) girl (c) corn
  20. 20.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) first
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) spider
  23. 23.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  25. 25.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) thermometer (c) turkey
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) unicorn
  28. 28.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  29. 29.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  30. 30.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  31. 31.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
  32. 32.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) thermometer
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) shark (c) purple
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) purple
  36. 36.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) scarf
  38. 38.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) corn
  40. 40.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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