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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 726 · 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.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  2. 2.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  3. 3.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) tiger (c) torch
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) circus
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) popcorn
  7. 7.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) car (c) ladder
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) paper (c) girl
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) tiger
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) circle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) guitar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) spider (c) dart
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) torch (c) burger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) fork
  18. 18.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  20. 20.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  21. 21.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  22. 22.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
  23. 23.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) corn (c) butter
  25. 25.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) star
  28. 28.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) car (c) flower
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) tiger
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  35. 35.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) flower (c) shark
  37. 37.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  38. 38.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord

Answer key

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

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