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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 98 · 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 “ir”? (a) yarn (b) popcorn (c) circus
  2. 2.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) turkey (c) torch
  4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  5. 5.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitor (c) guitar
  6. 6.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  7. 7.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) car
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) guitar (c) purple
  10. 10.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  11. 11.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
  12. 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) burger (c) star
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) turtle
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) burger (c) circus
  16. 16.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) scarf (c) thermometer
  18. 18.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  19. 19.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  20. 20.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  21. 21.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) purple (c) corn
  23. 23.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  24. 24.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  27. 27.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  28. 28.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) girl
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) star (c) flower
  31. 31.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) fork
  33. 33.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  34. 34.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) tiger
  36. 36.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  37. 37.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  38. 38.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) shark (c) fork
  40. 40.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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