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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 774 · 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) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  5. 5.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) car (c) bird
  7. 7.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
  9. 9.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  10. 10.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) bird
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) star (c) tiger
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) girl
  14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dort (c) dart
  15. 15.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) circle (c) dart
  19. 19.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  20. 20.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  21. 21.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  22. 22.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) popcorn (c) paper
  24. 24.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  25. 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  26. 26.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) tiger
  28. 28.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  31. 31.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) star
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) first
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) computer (c) circus
  36. 36.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  38. 38.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) turtle
  40. 40.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer

Answer key

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

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