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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 21 · 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) turtle (b) scarf (c) popcorn
  2. 2.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) turtle
  4. 4.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
  5. 5.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  7. 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  8. 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  9. 9.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  10. 10.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  11. 11.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) jar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) circle (c) shark
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) computer
  15. 15.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) purple
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) circus (c) purple
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) flower
  19. 19.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  20. 20.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) thermometer (c) dart
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) hammer (c) circle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) fork
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) yarn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) butter
  27. 27.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
  28. 28.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) computer
  31. 31.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  32. 32.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) purple
  34. 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) popcorn
  36. 36.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  37. 37.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) turkey
  39. 39.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  40. 40.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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