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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 99 · 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.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) shark
  3. 3.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) dart
  6. 6.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) star
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) circle
  9. 9.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  11. 11.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  12. 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  14. 14.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) car (c) hammer
  16. 16.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) flower
  18. 18.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  19. 19.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  20. 20.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) torch
  22. 22.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) circus
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) fork
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) tiger (c) circle
  30. 30.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  31. 31.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  33. 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  34. 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  35. 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stir
  36. 36.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) paper (c) turkey
  38. 38.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) jar
  40. 40.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

Answer key

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

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