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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 927 · 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) stor (b) star (c) stur
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) torch (c) purple
  3. 3.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) bird
  5. 5.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  7. 7.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) butter
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) fork (c) spider
  11. 11.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) fork
  14. 14.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  15. 15.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) bird (c) popcorn
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  18. 18.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  19. 19.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicirn (c) unicarn
  20. 20.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  21. 21.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  25. 25.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  27. 27.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
  28. 28.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yarn (c) yorn
  29. 29.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  30. 30.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  31. 31.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark
  32. 32.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  33. 33.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) star
  35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) burger (c) scarf
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) spider (c) unicorn
  38. 38.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  39. 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) turch (c) tarch
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circus (c) butter

Answer key

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

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