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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 960 · 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) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) thermometer (c) purple
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) computer
  4. 4.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  5. 5.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) torch
  8. 8.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  9. 9.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) fork (c) turtle
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) fork (c) dart
  12. 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
  13. 13.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) circus
  15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) spider (c) dart
  17. 17.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) popcorn (c) guitar
  19. 19.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  22. 22.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) unicorn
  24. 24.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  26. 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) corn
  28. 28.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) car
  32. 32.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
  33. 33.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) guitar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) burger (c) corn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) spider (c) purple
  38. 38.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  39. 39.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) corn (c) burger

Answer key

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

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