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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 890 · 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) corn (b) star (c) bird
  2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  4. 4.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) ladder
  7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) jar
  9. 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  10. 10.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  11. 11.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) jar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) burger (c) third
  14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
  15. 15.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) first (c) unicorn
  18. 18.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  19. 19.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  21. 21.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  22. 22.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  23. 23.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) turkey (c) girl
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) third
  26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  27. 27.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) shark (c) fork
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) torch
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  33. 33.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) unicorn
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) ladder
  36. 36.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) burger (c) corn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) burger (c) circle
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) girl
  40. 40.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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