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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 996 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) star
  2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  3. 3.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  5. 5.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  7. 7.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) popcorn
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) flower
  10. 10.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  11. 11.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  12. 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) car
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) first (c) ladder
  15. 15.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  16. 16.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  17. 17.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  18. 18.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) third
  20. 20.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  22. 22.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) burger
  24. 24.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  25. 25.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
  26. 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) circle
  28. 28.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) circus
  30. 30.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  31. 31.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  32. 32.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) scarf (c) corn
  35. 35.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) first (c) torch
  38. 38.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
  39. 39.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  40. 40.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar

Answer key

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

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