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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 297 · 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 “or”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) butter
  2. 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  3. 3.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  5. 5.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  6. 6.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  7. 7.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  8. 8.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  9. 9.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yern (c) yorn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) yarn (c) corn
  11. 11.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  12. 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  13. 13.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  14. 14.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) tiger
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) computer (c) popcorn
  18. 18.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) car
  20. 20.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  21. 21.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  22. 22.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) shark
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) flower
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) burger
  26. 26.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  29. 29.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) turtle
  32. 32.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) torch
  36. 36.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
  37. 37.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  38. 38.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcirn
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) purple

Answer key

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

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