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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 976 · 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 “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) tiger (c) burger
  2. 2.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  3. 3.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) first
  5. 5.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  7. 7.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) guitar
  9. 9.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) yarn (c) hammer
  11. 11.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
  12. 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) purple
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) butter (c) bird
  16. 16.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  17. 17.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) thermometer (c) fork
  19. 19.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  21. 21.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) star (c) turtle
  23. 23.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) yarn
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) bird (c) paper
  26. 26.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) turkey
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) turtle
  29. 29.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
  30. 30.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) torch (c) paper
  32. 32.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  33. 33.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) tiger (c) purple
  36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) first
  38. 38.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) scarf (c) popcorn
  40. 40.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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