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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 824 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) third
  2. 2.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  3. 3.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  5. 5.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) car (c) cor
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) shark
  7. 7.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
  9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) ladder (c) circle
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) circle (c) flower
  12. 12.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  15. 15.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) yarn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) third (c) tiger
  19. 19.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  20. 20.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) burger (c) bird
  22. 22.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) fork
  24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) shark
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) yarn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) star (c) circus
  28. 28.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) circus
  30. 30.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) car (c) girl
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) third (c) purple
  34. 34.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  35. 35.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
  36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) circus (c) burger
  38. 38.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) spider
  40. 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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