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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 750 · 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) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) corn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) computer (c) unicorn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) yarn
  5. 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  6. 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  7. 7.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) jar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) tiger
  10. 10.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  11. 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) guitar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) first (c) jar
  14. 14.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) purple
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) thermometer
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) purple
  21. 21.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  22. 22.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
  23. 23.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  24. 24.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  25. 25.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) dart (c) circle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) scarf
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) paper (c) turkey
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) girl
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) popcorn (c) burger
  31. 31.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  32. 32.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  34. 34.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) third
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) hammer (c) star
  39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  40. 40.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar

Answer key

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

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