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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 82 · 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.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) bird (c) thermometer
  3. 3.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) first (c) popcorn
  5. 5.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  6. 6.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  7. 7.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  12. 12.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  13. 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) hammer
  17. 17.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) ladder
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) corn
  20. 20.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  21. 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
  23. 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) flower
  25. 25.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  26. 26.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  27. 27.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) girl
  30. 30.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) torch
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) tiger
  33. 33.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  34. 34.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) circus (c) dart
  36. 36.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) tiger
  40. 40.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir

Answer key

  1. ir
  2. bird
  3. turtle
  4. guitar
  5. purple
  6. yarn
  7. circus
  8. ar
  9. girl
  10. ur
  11. burger
  12. computer
  13. ar
  14. ar
  15. ir
  16. hammer
  17. er
  18. popcorn
  19. burger
  20. guitar
  21. ur
  22. jar
  23. ur
  24. flower
  25. popcorn
  26. first
  27. er
  28. ar
  29. girl
  30. er
  31. ladder
  32. tiger
  33. ir
  34. scarf
  35. dart
  36. er
  37. or
  38. or
  39. fork
  40. ir

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