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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 814 · 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) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  2. 2.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) yarn
  4. 4.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  5. 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  6. 6.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) unicorn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) third
  9. 9.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  11. 11.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  12. 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) scarf
  15. 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) jar
  17. 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  19. 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
  20. 20.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) spider
  22. 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  23. 23.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  24. 24.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidar (c) spidor
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) girl (c) burger
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) first
  28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  29. 29.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  30. 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) girl
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) unicorn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) circle
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) first (c) turtle
  35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) bird
  37. 37.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) purple (c) fork
  39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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