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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 942 · 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) stir (b) star (c) stor
  2. 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) dart (c) unicorn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) unicorn (c) bird
  5. 5.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  7. 7.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  8. 8.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) corn
  10. 10.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) scarf (c) purple
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) ladder (c) purple
  13. 13.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) circle (c) corn
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) hammer (c) first
  16. 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cir
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) fork
  18. 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  19. 19.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) turkey
  21. 21.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  23. 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
  24. 24.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  26. 26.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
  27. 27.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) computer (c) scarf
  29. 29.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
  33. 33.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  34. 34.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  35. 35.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) shark (c) popcorn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) star
  38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  40. 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar

Answer key

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

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