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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 742 · 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) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  2. 2.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) scarf (c) hammer
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) third
  5. 5.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  6. 6.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  7. 7.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) computer
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) turkey
  10. 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) thermometer (c) yarn
  12. 12.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
  13. 13.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  14. 14.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) jar
  16. 16.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) computer (c) scarf
  18. 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  20. 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) flower (c) turkey
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) tiger
  23. 23.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  24. 24.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  26. 26.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) guitar (c) unicorn
  28. 28.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) jar (c) turtle
  30. 30.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  32. 32.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) third (c) corn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) star (c) turkey
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) unicorn
  36. 36.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  37. 37.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) purple
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  40. 40.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird

Answer key

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

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