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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 802 · 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.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) thermometer (c) turkey
  3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) car (c) burger
  6. 6.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  7. 7.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shirk
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) computer (c) turtle
  9. 9.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  10. 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  11. 11.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) turtle (c) corn
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) circus (c) dart
  14. 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  15. 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) third
  17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  19. 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  20. 20.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  21. 21.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  22. 22.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) unicorn
  24. 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  25. 25.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) dart (c) circle
  27. 27.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  28. 28.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  31. 31.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) girl
  33. 33.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) circus
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) bird
  36. 36.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
  37. 37.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  38. 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) yarn (c) bird
  40. 40.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowar (c) flowor

Answer key

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

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