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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 786 · 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 “ar”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) tiger
  2. 2.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) thermometer
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) bird (c) ladder
  5. 5.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) tiger
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) guitar
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  11. 11.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  12. 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scurf
  14. 14.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  15. 15.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) burger
  18. 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  19. 19.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  20. 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  21. 21.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  22. 22.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) turkey
  24. 24.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) computer
  26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) purple
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) bird (c) tiger
  30. 30.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) yarn (c) unicorn
  32. 32.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  34. 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) butter (c) girl
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) bird
  37. 37.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  38. 38.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
  40. 40.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus

Answer key

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

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