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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 810 · 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.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cur
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) burger (c) jar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) star
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) turkey
  6. 6.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) tarch (c) torch
  7. 7.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  8. 8.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) computer
  10. 10.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  11. 11.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  12. 12.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  13. 13.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) turtle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) shark
  16. 16.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  17. 17.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) fork
  21. 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  23. 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  24. 24.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  25. 25.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) yarn (c) corn
  27. 27.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
  28. 28.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  29. 29.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) spider
  32. 32.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  33. 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) car (c) third
  35. 35.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  36. 36.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dert
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) circus
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or

Answer key

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

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