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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 736 · 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) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) purple (c) fork
  3. 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) burger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) hammer
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) star (c) girl
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) turkey
  8. 8.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) jar (c) corn
  10. 10.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
  13. 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  14. 14.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  15. 15.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  17. 17.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) spider
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) burger
  20. 20.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  21. 21.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) turtle
  24. 24.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) burger
  26. 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  27. 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  29. 29.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  32. 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  33. 33.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  34. 34.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
  35. 35.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) jar (c) circle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) burger
  38. 38.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  39. 39.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) fork

Answer key

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

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