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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 760 · 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 “ir”? (a) girl (b) dart (c) corn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) circus
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) burger
  4. 4.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) corn
  7. 7.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) circus
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) circus (c) scarf
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) scarf (c) popcorn
  11. 11.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) first (c) corn
  13. 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  14. 14.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  15. 15.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) purple (c) car
  17. 17.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitir (c) guitor
  18. 18.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) burger (c) unicorn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) ladder (c) fork
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) thermometer
  22. 22.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) paper
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) fork (c) guitar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) tiger
  26. 26.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) yarn
  28. 28.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  29. 29.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  30. 30.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  31. 31.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
  32. 32.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) bird (c) turtle
  34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  35. 35.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) thermometer (c) guitar
  37. 37.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) dart
  39. 39.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) jar (c) circus

Answer key

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

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