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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 745 · 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 has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) popcorn
  2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) purple (c) scarf
  4. 4.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) ladder
  6. 6.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) butter (c) popcorn
  8. 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  9. 9.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) turkey
  11. 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) first
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) turtle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) paper
  15. 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  16. 16.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  17. 17.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) flower (c) third
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) scarf
  20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  21. 21.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circle (c) tiger
  23. 23.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) spider
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) butter (c) yarn
  26. 26.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  32. 32.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) tiger
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  36. 36.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  38. 38.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  39. 39.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  40. 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

Answer key

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

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