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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 804 · 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.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  2. 2.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  3. 3.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  4. 4.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  5. 5.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  7. 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  8. 8.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) third
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) car (c) torch
  11. 11.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  12. 12.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) spider (c) turtle
  14. 14.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cur
  15. 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) scarf (c) hammer
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) girl
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) guitar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) hammer
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) first
  21. 21.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) computer
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) shark (c) turkey
  24. 24.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  26. 26.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) girl
  28. 28.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
  29. 29.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) purple
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) car (c) thermometer
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) popcorn (c) tiger
  34. 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  35. 35.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  36. 36.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  37. 37.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  39. 39.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) circle (c) corn

Answer key

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

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