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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 834 · 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) scarf (b) bird (c) burger
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) first (c) burger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) star (c) corn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) corn
  7. 7.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  8. 8.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  9. 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) torch
  11. 11.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  12. 12.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  14. 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) spider (c) turtle
  16. 16.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) thermometer (c) circle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) star (c) girl
  19. 19.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) purple
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) burger
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) turtle
  23. 23.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) torch (c) ladder
  26. 26.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  28. 28.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  29. 29.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) turkey
  31. 31.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  32. 32.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) butter (c) fork
  34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  35. 35.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  36. 36.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  37. 37.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) car (c) circus
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) paper
  40. 40.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl

Answer key

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

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