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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 801 · 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) unicorn (b) first (c) car
  2. 2.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) tiger
  4. 4.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  5. 5.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
  7. 7.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  8. 8.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  9. 9.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) first
  11. 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  13. 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  14. 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) shark (c) burger
  16. 16.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  18. 18.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) unicorn
  22. 22.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  23. 23.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) computer
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  26. 26.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) paper
  28. 28.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) shark
  30. 30.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
  31. 31.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) third (c) flower
  33. 33.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
  34. 34.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) guitar (c) flower
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) ladder (c) purple
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) spider
  38. 38.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  39. 39.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn

Answer key

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

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