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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 353 · 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) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  2. 2.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  3. 3.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch
  4. 4.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) computer (c) torch
  6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) tiger
  9. 9.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  10. 10.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) bird
  12. 12.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
  13. 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  14. 14.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) yarn
  16. 16.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) turtle
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) circus
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) jar (c) circle
  20. 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  21. 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
  22. 22.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  23. 23.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) circle
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) computer
  26. 26.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  27. 27.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) circus
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) corn (c) purple
  31. 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  33. 33.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  34. 34.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  35. 35.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) torch (c) purple
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) third (c) spider
  38. 38.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) bird (c) turtle
  40. 40.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn

Answer key

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

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