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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 931 · 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) turtle (b) torch (c) girl
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) unicorn (c) spider
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) star (c) thermometer
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) computer (c) burger
  5. 5.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) circle
  7. 7.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) shark
  9. 9.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  10. 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) girl
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) guitar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) dart (c) popcorn
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) purple (c) jar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) ladder (c) turtle
  16. 16.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) fork
  19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) jar
  22. 22.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  23. 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) hammer (c) torch
  25. 25.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) bird (c) purple
  27. 27.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) yarn (c) popcorn
  29. 29.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) circus
  31. 31.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  32. 32.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  33. 33.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  34. 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  36. 36.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  37. 37.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) bird
  39. 39.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
  40. 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle

Answer key

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

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