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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 840 · 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.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  2. 2.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  3. 3.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) purple (c) paper
  5. 5.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  6. 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  7. 7.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  8. 8.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  9. 9.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) computer (c) circle
  11. 11.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) spider (c) turtle
  13. 13.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) car
  16. 16.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dort (c) dart
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) fork
  18. 18.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) star (c) circus
  20. 20.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) jar
  22. 22.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  23. 23.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) first
  25. 25.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) turkey
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) bird
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) jar
  30. 30.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) tiger (c) bird
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) hammer (c) corn
  33. 33.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  34. 34.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  35. 35.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) popcorn
  37. 37.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  38. 38.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
  39. 39.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) thermometer

Answer key

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

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