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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 797 · 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) forst (b) farst (c) first
  2. 2.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  3. 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  8. 8.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) torch
  12. 12.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) scarf (c) purple
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) computer
  15. 15.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  16. 16.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  17. 17.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  18. 18.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  19. 19.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  20. 20.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  21. 21.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) hammer
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) shark (c) turkey
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) third
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) purple (c) jar
  28. 28.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  29. 29.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitar (c) guitor
  30. 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  31. 31.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  32. 32.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  33. 33.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  34. 34.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) corn
  36. 36.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) yarn
  39. 39.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) paper (c) first

Answer key

  1. first
  2. er
  3. ar
  4. unicorn
  5. ladder
  6. er
  7. or
  8. ar
  9. or
  10. ur
  11. torch
  12. ar
  13. purple
  14. fork
  15. ar
  16. burger
  17. ur
  18. spider
  19. ur
  20. paper
  21. er
  22. ar
  23. ar
  24. turkey
  25. shark
  26. third
  27. jar
  28. bird
  29. guitar
  30. corn
  31. circus
  32. turtle
  33. third
  34. torch
  35. corn
  36. ar
  37. or
  38. turtle
  39. car
  40. car

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