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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 779 · 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.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) guitar
  3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  4. 4.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) fork
  6. 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) third (c) tiger
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) hammer
  10. 10.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  11. 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  13. 13.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  14. 14.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  16. 16.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  17. 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  19. 19.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) girl
  22. 22.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  23. 23.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) turtle
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) corn
  26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) bird
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) turtle
  29. 29.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) star
  31. 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  32. 32.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitir (c) guitor
  33. 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) circle
  35. 35.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  36. 36.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  37. 37.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) third
  39. 39.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) girl

Answer key

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

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