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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 759 · 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) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  2. 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) computer (c) corn
  5. 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  6. 6.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  7. 7.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) tiger
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) girl (c) shark
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  12. 12.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  14. 14.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) ladder (c) fork
  16. 16.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stur (c) stor
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) hammer (c) turkey
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) star
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) tiger
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) thermometer (c) circus
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) corn
  24. 24.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  25. 25.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) popcorn (c) bird
  27. 27.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) burger (c) circle
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
  31. 31.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  32. 32.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) car
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) ladder (c) corn
  35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) butter (c) yarn
  38. 38.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn

Answer key

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

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