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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 995 · 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) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) third (c) torch
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) circus (c) scarf
  4. 4.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  7. 7.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) car (c) spider
  10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  12. 12.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) butter (c) corn
  14. 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) jar (c) popcorn
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) torch
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) jar
  18. 18.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  20. 20.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) flower (c) torch
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) popcorn
  24. 24.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcern
  25. 25.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  26. 26.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) spider
  28. 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  29. 29.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  31. 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  34. 34.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) corn
  36. 36.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shork (c) shark
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) ladder
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) popcorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) first (c) guitar
  40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard

Answer key

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

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