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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 283 · 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.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  2. 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) tiger
  4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) burger (c) circle
  6. 6.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  7. 7.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) car (c) thermometer
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) paper
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) bird
  12. 12.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  13. 13.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  14. 14.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
  15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) tarch (c) torch
  16. 16.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  17. 17.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) guitar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) burger
  20. 20.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  22. 22.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) butter (c) unicorn
  24. 24.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  25. 25.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  26. 26.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) shark (c) corn
  28. 28.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flower (c) flowor
  29. 29.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  30. 30.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  31. 31.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  32. 32.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  36. 36.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  37. 37.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) dart (c) unicorn
  40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third

Answer key

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

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