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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 799 · 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) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  2. 2.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  3. 3.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) tiger (c) car
  5. 5.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) thermometer (c) circus
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) tiger (c) fork
  10. 10.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  12. 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) tirch
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) spider
  14. 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  15. 15.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) flower
  17. 17.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) computer (c) girl
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) circle (c) unicorn
  20. 20.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  21. 21.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) jar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) paper
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) turkey
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) corn (c) ladder
  26. 26.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  29. 29.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  30. 30.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) paper
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) hammer
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) burger
  35. 35.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) scarf
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) popcorn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  39. 39.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) turkey

Answer key

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

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