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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 936 · 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) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  2. 2.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
  3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) thermometer (c) dart
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) scarf
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) torch
  8. 8.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  10. 10.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) turkey
  12. 12.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) popcorn (c) girl
  14. 14.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
  15. 15.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  16. 16.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) turtle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) turtle
  19. 19.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) computer (c) popcorn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) thermometer (c) first
  22. 22.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  23. 23.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  24. 24.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  25. 25.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) turkey
  27. 27.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  28. 28.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
  29. 29.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  30. 30.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) tiger (c) third
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) fork
  33. 33.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  34. 34.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guiter
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) jar
  36. 36.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  37. 37.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circle (c) corn
  39. 39.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) spider

Answer key

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

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