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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 896 · 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) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) dart
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) purple (c) torch
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) jar (c) corn
  5. 5.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  6. 6.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) tiger (c) first
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) scarf (c) purple
  9. 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  11. 11.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  12. 12.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) flower
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) tiger (c) fork
  15. 15.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  16. 16.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  17. 17.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  18. 18.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) yarn (c) turtle
  20. 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) turkey
  22. 22.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  23. 23.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) jar (c) spider
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) hammer (c) turtle
  26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) thermometer (c) bird
  28. 28.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) star (c) unicorn
  30. 30.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  31. 31.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  32. 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) car
  34. 34.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) burger
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) bird
  38. 38.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) torch
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) yarn (c) corn

Answer key

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

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