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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 258 · 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) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) paper (c) popcorn
  3. 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  4. 4.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) guitar (c) bird
  6. 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  7. 7.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  8. 8.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) turkey (c) guitar
  10. 10.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
  12. 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  14. 14.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  15. 15.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicirn (c) unicorn
  16. 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) cor (c) car
  17. 17.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  18. 18.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) tiger (c) unicorn
  21. 21.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  22. 22.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) burger
  24. 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) fork
  27. 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  29. 29.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) tiger (c) guitar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) unicorn (c) spider
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) star (c) popcorn
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) popcorn (c) turkey
  34. 34.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
  35. 35.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) fork
  37. 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  38. 38.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) burger
  40. 40.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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