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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 876 · 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 is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
  2. 2.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  3. 3.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  5. 5.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  7. 7.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) popcorn
  9. 9.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  10. 10.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) third (c) butter
  13. 13.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  14. 14.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) butter
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) popcorn
  17. 17.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
  18. 18.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) tiger
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) turkey
  22. 22.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  24. 24.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
  25. 25.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) guitar (c) unicorn
  28. 28.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) yarn
  31. 31.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  32. 32.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  33. 33.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  34. 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  35. 35.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  36. 36.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  38. 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) star
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) hammer (c) girl

Answer key

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

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