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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 904 · 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) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) shark
  3. 3.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  5. 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  8. 8.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
  9. 9.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) turkey
  11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  13. 13.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) guitar
  15. 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) turtle
  17. 17.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) purple (c) torch
  19. 19.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) star
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) turtle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) first
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) fork
  25. 25.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  26. 26.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
  27. 27.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) popcorn (c) car
  29. 29.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) burger (c) tiger
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) corn (c) turkey
  32. 32.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) car
  34. 34.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) spider (c) star
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) star (c) turtle
  37. 37.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) first
  40. 40.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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