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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 830 · 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.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) yarn
  3. 3.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  4. 4.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) stor (c) star
  5. 5.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  7. 7.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
  8. 8.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) scarf (c) corn
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) third (c) scarf
  14. 14.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) purple
  16. 16.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) torch (c) computer
  18. 18.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  19. 19.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  20. 20.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  21. 21.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
  26. 26.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) tiger (c) first
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) bird
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) corn (c) turkey
  30. 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  32. 32.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) spider
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) car
  35. 35.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) fork
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) circle (c) turtle
  38. 38.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  39. 39.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) circle

Answer key

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

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