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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 92 · 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) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) fork
  3. 3.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) torch (c) tarch
  5. 5.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) butter
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) purple (c) scarf
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) spider (c) purple
  11. 11.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
  12. 12.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) girl
  14. 14.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  15. 15.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
  16. 16.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stur (c) stor
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  18. 18.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  19. 19.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) third (c) torch
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) star (c) torch
  23. 23.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  24. 24.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) purple (c) third
  26. 26.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) shark
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) corn (c) turtle
  30. 30.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  31. 31.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) unicorn (c) jar
  33. 33.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) computer (c) third
  36. 36.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
  37. 37.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yirn
  38. 38.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) burger
  40. 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle

Answer key

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

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