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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 928 · 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.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  3. 3.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  4. 4.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  5. 5.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
  6. 6.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) yarn
  8. 8.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  9. 9.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  10. 10.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
  11. 11.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) turtle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) fork
  14. 14.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  16. 16.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) thermometer (b) yarn (c) circle
  20. 20.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) ladder
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) first (c) guitar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) paper (c) turtle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) tiger
  25. 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  27. 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  30. 30.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  32. 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) girl
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) torch
  36. 36.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  37. 37.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcurn (c) popcorn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) scarf
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) popcorn (c) dart
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) scarf

Answer key

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

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