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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 268 · 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) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) car (c) paper
  3. 3.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) yarn (c) computer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) car (c) turtle
  6. 6.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) butter (c) dart
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) fork
  9. 9.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  10. 10.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  11. 11.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  12. 12.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) girl
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  15. 15.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  16. 16.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) yarn
  18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  19. 19.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  20. 20.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  21. 21.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) purple
  23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  24. 24.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fork (c) fark
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) corn (c) turkey
  26. 26.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  27. 27.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  29. 29.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  31. 31.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  34. 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  35. 35.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  37. 37.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  38. 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  39. 39.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  40. 40.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn

Answer key

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

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