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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 89 · 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 “ir”? (a) dart (b) turtle (c) bird
  2. 2.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  3. 3.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  7. 7.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  8. 8.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) jar (c) turtle
  12. 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  13. 13.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  14. 14.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) girl (c) guitar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) girl (c) thermometer
  17. 17.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) turtle
  19. 19.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  20. 20.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  21. 21.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  23. 23.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) spider
  25. 25.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) circle
  28. 28.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  30. 30.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  31. 31.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
  33. 33.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  34. 34.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) third (c) star
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) star (c) turkey
  37. 37.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  38. 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) torch
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) fork (c) bird

Answer key

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

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