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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 892 · 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) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) circle
  3. 3.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) bird
  6. 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  8. 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  9. 9.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) fork
  11. 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) tiger (c) scarf
  13. 13.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
  14. 14.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  15. 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) yarn
  17. 17.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) first (c) star
  20. 20.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) first
  22. 22.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  23. 23.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  24. 24.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitir
  25. 25.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) guitar
  29. 29.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) first
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) car (c) turtle
  32. 32.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) hammer (c) bird
  36. 36.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) flower (c) torch
  38. 38.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) hammer (c) fork

Answer key

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

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