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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 833 · 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.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
  3. 3.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) shark
  6. 6.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
  7. 7.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  8. 8.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  9. 9.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) dart (c) burger
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) girl
  12. 12.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  13. 13.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  14. 14.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  15. 15.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) first (c) jar
  17. 17.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  18. 18.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) hammer
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) unicorn
  21. 21.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  23. 23.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
  24. 24.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) popcorn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) girl
  27. 27.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) burger
  30. 30.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  31. 31.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  32. 32.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  33. 33.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  35. 35.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  36. 36.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  37. 37.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) dart (c) popcorn
  40. 40.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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