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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 721 · 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) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  2. 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) unicorn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) third (c) burger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) circle
  6. 6.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  7. 7.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) star (c) computer
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  11. 11.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) paper
  13. 13.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
  15. 15.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  18. 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) car
  20. 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) shark (c) circus
  22. 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  23. 23.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  24. 24.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  25. 25.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) third
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) jar
  28. 28.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) torch
  30. 30.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  31. 31.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  32. 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) guitar
  34. 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  35. 35.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  36. 36.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) star (c) turtle
  40. 40.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst

Answer key

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

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