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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 912 · 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.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  4. 4.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) guitar
  7. 7.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) torch
  9. 9.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  11. 11.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitir (c) guitor
  12. 12.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) spider (c) fork
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  15. 15.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) hammer
  18. 18.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) turtle
  20. 20.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) butter
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) third (c) jar
  23. 23.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  24. 24.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
  25. 25.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
  27. 27.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) car
  29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) flower (c) first
  31. 31.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) fork (c) butter
  33. 33.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) turkey
  35. 35.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  36. 36.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) spider (c) yarn
  38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  39. 39.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  40. 40.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst

Answer key

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

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