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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 172 · 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) burger (b) scarf (c) third
  2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) third
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) turkey
  5. 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) guitar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) purple
  8. 8.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  9. 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  10. 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) jar
  14. 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  15. 15.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) butter
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) computer
  19. 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  20. 20.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  21. 21.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  22. 22.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) circle
  24. 24.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  25. 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  30. 30.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) guitar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) torch (c) turtle
  34. 34.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  35. 35.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) fork (c) shark
  38. 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  39. 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  40. 40.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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