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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 930 · 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 “er”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) corn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) computer
  3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  5. 5.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  6. 6.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  8. 8.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
  9. 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) yarn
  11. 11.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  13. 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  15. 15.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  17. 17.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  18. 18.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  19. 19.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) turtle
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) torch (c) guitar
  23. 23.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) flower
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) car
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) guitar (c) first
  27. 27.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) third
  29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) fork
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) dart (c) girl
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) circus (c) star
  33. 33.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
  34. 34.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) corn (c) spider
  36. 36.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jar (c) jor
  37. 37.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  38. 38.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) shark (c) flower
  40. 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur

Answer key

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

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