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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 778 · 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) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  2. 2.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) purple (c) yarn
  4. 4.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  5. 5.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) corn (c) bird
  10. 10.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  11. 11.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) popcorn (c) butter
  14. 14.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  15. 15.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) dart (c) popcorn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) tiger (c) third
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) circus
  19. 19.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  21. 21.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) popcorn (c) hammer
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yern
  26. 26.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) butter (c) turkey
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) purple
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) flower
  30. 30.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  31. 31.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  32. 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  34. 34.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  35. 35.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  36. 36.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) corn (c) third
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) dart
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) hammer
  40. 40.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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