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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 740 · 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) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) fork (c) dart
  3. 3.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  5. 5.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) car (c) corn
  8. 8.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  9. 9.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) ster
  10. 10.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) butter
  12. 12.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) flower (c) yarn
  15. 15.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  16. 16.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) shark (c) turtle
  18. 18.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  19. 19.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
  20. 20.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) shark (c) turkey
  22. 22.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  24. 24.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  25. 25.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  26. 26.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  27. 27.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  28. 28.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  29. 29.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) thermometer
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) yarn (c) purple
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) fork (c) burger
  36. 36.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) third
  39. 39.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  40. 40.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle

Answer key

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

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