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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 91 · 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.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  2. 2.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) tirch
  3. 3.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) computer (c) turkey
  5. 5.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  6. 6.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) computer (c) circus
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) third
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) third (c) ladder
  11. 11.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  12. 12.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) circle
  16. 16.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) guitar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) bird (c) unicorn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) turkey
  21. 21.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
  23. 23.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  24. 24.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) circus
  27. 27.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) burger (c) car
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) thermometer
  30. 30.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  33. 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) paper (c) popcorn
  35. 35.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) thermometer
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) star (c) bird
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) jar (c) ladder
  39. 39.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  40. 40.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

Answer key

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

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