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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 922 · 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 has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) fork (c) yarn
  2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) flower (c) corn
  4. 4.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) burger
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) guitar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) corn
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) star (c) third
  12. 12.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  14. 14.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  15. 15.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  16. 16.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  17. 17.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) flower (c) guitar
  19. 19.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) purple
  21. 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
  22. 22.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) butter
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) dart (c) circus
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) popcorn
  26. 26.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  27. 27.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  28. 28.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) torch (c) flower
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) bird (c) turkey
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) paper (c) dart
  32. 32.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) car (c) fork
  34. 34.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shurk
  36. 36.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  37. 37.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  38. 38.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cir (c) cor
  39. 39.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  40. 40.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn

Answer key

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

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