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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 945 · 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) star (b) stir (c) stor
  2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcirn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) corn (c) computer
  5. 5.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  8. 8.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  9. 9.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  10. 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) third (c) corn
  12. 12.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
  14. 14.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) circus
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) car
  18. 18.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) circle (c) corn
  20. 20.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  21. 21.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) torch (c) tarch
  22. 22.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) tiger (c) star
  24. 24.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  26. 26.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  27. 27.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) shark (c) circus
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) paper (c) torch
  32. 32.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) jar
  34. 34.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) scarf
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) shark (c) purple
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) ladder (c) corn
  38. 38.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) turkey

Answer key

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

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