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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 299 · 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.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) torch
  4. 4.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) bird
  9. 9.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  10. 10.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  11. 11.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) fork
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) star
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  15. 15.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) spider
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) paper (c) bird
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) car (c) unicorn
  20. 20.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) star
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) star
  23. 23.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) thermometer
  25. 25.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitir (c) guitor
  26. 26.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  27. 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  29. 29.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
  30. 30.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) jar (c) turkey
  34. 34.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
  35. 35.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) dart (c) popcorn
  38. 38.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) corn

Answer key

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

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