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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 948 · 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) turkey (b) flower (c) popcorn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) car
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) corn
  4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) spider (c) turtle
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) computer
  8. 8.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) car
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) tiger
  12. 12.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) jar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) flower (c) first
  15. 15.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  16. 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  17. 17.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) torch
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) girl
  20. 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  21. 21.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  22. 22.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
  23. 23.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) star
  25. 25.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  26. 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) dart
  29. 29.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  30. 30.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  31. 31.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  32. 32.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  33. 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) fork
  36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
  37. 37.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) thermometer
  40. 40.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor

Answer key

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

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