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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 822 · 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.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) flower
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) turtle
  6. 6.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  7. 7.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) circus (c) computer
  9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  10. 10.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  11. 11.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) scarf
  13. 13.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) turtle
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) torch (c) ladder
  18. 18.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) jar
  20. 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) guitar
  22. 22.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) turtle
  24. 24.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  25. 25.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  26. 26.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  27. 27.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) star (c) girl
  29. 29.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  30. 30.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) fork (c) scarf
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) tiger (c) car
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) third (c) burger
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) fork
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) bird
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) ladder (c) burger
  37. 37.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dirt (c) dort
  38. 38.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  40. 40.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter

Answer key

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

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