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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 902 · 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) girl (b) yarn (c) burger
  2. 2.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) bird
  4. 4.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  6. 6.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  7. 7.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) dart
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) scarf (c) fork
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) turkey
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) flower (c) turtle
  12. 12.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) car
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  17. 17.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) torch (c) star
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) flower (c) unicorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) third
  22. 22.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  23. 23.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) paper (c) fork
  25. 25.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) dart
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) purple
  28. 28.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) star (c) first
  30. 30.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  31. 31.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  32. 32.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jur (c) jar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) star (c) fork
  34. 34.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  36. 36.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
  37. 37.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  38. 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) yarn
  40. 40.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

Answer key

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

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