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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 908 · 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.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) bird (c) torch
  3. 3.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  4. 4.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) dart
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) purple
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  8. 8.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
  9. 9.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  10. 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) purple (c) dart
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) guitar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) burger (c) computer
  14. 14.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) shark
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) circus
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  21. 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) unicorn (c) bird
  23. 23.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  25. 25.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) circus
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) corn
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  31. 31.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  34. 34.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) ladder
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) dart (c) torch
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) butter
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) purple (c) torch
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) purple
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) girl

Answer key

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

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