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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 789 · 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) third (b) ladder (c) torch
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) thermometer (c) circle
  3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) purple
  5. 5.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  6. 6.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) burger (c) star
  8. 8.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  9. 9.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  11. 11.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
  13. 13.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) jar
  15. 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  17. 17.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  19. 19.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) thermometer
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) butter
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) tiger (c) bird
  24. 24.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) ladder
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) paper
  28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  31. 31.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  32. 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  33. 33.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  34. 34.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) corn (c) scarf
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  39. 39.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) guitar

Answer key

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

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