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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 226 · 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.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  3. 3.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  4. 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  5. 5.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) purple (c) circle
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) star
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) turkey
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) paper
  10. 10.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  12. 12.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  13. 13.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) jar
  15. 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) spider
  17. 17.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) computer (c) fork
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) scarf
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) turkey
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  23. 23.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  24. 24.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) torch (c) hammer
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) guitar
  27. 27.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) tiger
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) first
  30. 30.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
  31. 31.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
  32. 32.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) dart
  34. 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) scarf
  36. 36.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
  37. 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  38. 38.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circle (c) burger
  40. 40.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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