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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 989 · 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.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  3. 3.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  5. 5.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  6. 6.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) guitar (c) flower
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) girl
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) dart (c) purple
  10. 10.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  11. 11.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  12. 12.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  13. 13.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) car
  15. 15.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) torch (c) hammer
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) torch
  18. 18.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  20. 20.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) girl (c) turkey
  22. 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
  24. 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  25. 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) girl (c) corn
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) tiger
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) scarf
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) popcorn
  30. 30.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  31. 31.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dart (c) dort
  32. 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  33. 33.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) car
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) bird (c) turkey
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) car
  38. 38.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  39. 39.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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