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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 330 · 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 “ar”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) flower
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) circle (c) turkey
  3. 3.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) fork (c) car
  5. 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) fork (c) guitar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) tiger
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) star
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) hammer
  10. 10.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  11. 11.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cirn
  12. 12.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) computer (c) circus
  14. 14.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) first (c) turtle
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) thermometer (c) dart
  17. 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scurf
  18. 18.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  19. 19.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  21. 21.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) turtle
  23. 23.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  24. 24.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  25. 25.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  26. 26.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) turkey
  28. 28.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  29. 29.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) ladder (c) dart
  32. 32.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) third (c) shark
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) turtle
  35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  36. 36.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) computer (c) circus
  38. 38.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) girl
  40. 40.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord

Answer key

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

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