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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 983 · 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) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) corn (c) guitar
  3. 3.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) turtle (c) circus
  6. 6.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  8. 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) turtle
  10. 10.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  11. 11.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
  13. 13.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) dart (c) purple
  15. 15.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  17. 17.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  18. 18.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) bird
  20. 20.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  21. 21.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
  22. 22.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  23. 23.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) paper (c) turtle
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  26. 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  27. 27.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shork (c) shark
  29. 29.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) popcorn (c) star
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) computer
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) butter (c) turtle
  33. 33.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) circle
  35. 35.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) dart
  38. 38.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) yarn (c) computer
  40. 40.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir

Answer key

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

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