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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 719 · 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 has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) girl (c) burger
  2. 2.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) turtle
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) spider
  5. 5.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  9. 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) turkey
  11. 11.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  13. 13.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  14. 14.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  15. 15.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  16. 16.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) first
  18. 18.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  19. 19.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  20. 20.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  21. 21.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  23. 23.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
  24. 24.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) circle
  26. 26.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  27. 27.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  29. 29.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  30. 30.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) guitar (c) circus
  32. 32.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  33. 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  34. 34.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  35. 35.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) yarn
  38. 38.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) jar (c) unicorn
  40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard

Answer key

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

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