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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 915 · 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.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) yarn
  3. 3.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  4. 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  5. 5.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) butter (c) purple
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) tiger
  9. 9.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  10. 10.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  11. 11.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
  12. 12.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) circle (c) purple
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) ladder
  15. 15.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  17. 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  18. 18.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  19. 19.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) star (c) unicorn
  21. 21.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  24. 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) first
  26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  27. 27.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  29. 29.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  30. 30.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  31. 31.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) turkey
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) girl
  36. 36.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) dart
  38. 38.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  39. 39.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  40. 40.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn

Answer key

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

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