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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 980 · 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) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) tiger (c) girl
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) turkey (c) torch
  4. 4.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star
  5. 5.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  7. 7.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) star
  9. 9.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) guitar
  11. 11.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  12. 12.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  13. 13.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) circle
  15. 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) third
  17. 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) star (c) burger
  20. 20.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jur
  21. 21.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  22. 22.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  23. 23.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  24. 24.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  25. 25.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicirn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) circle
  27. 27.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) bird
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) yarn (c) corn
  30. 30.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) third (c) popcorn
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  34. 34.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  35. 35.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fark (c) fork
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) third
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) yarn
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) purple (c) unicorn

Answer key

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

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