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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 372 · 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) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  2. 2.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  3. 3.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  4. 4.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) ster
  5. 5.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  6. 6.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  7. 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) torch
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) torch (c) first
  10. 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shork (c) shark
  11. 11.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  12. 12.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  13. 13.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) ladder (c) fork
  16. 16.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  17. 17.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) ladder (c) laddor
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) purple
  19. 19.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  20. 20.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  21. 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  22. 22.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  23. 23.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  24. 24.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  25. 25.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  26. 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) purple
  29. 29.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) turkey (c) spider
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) thermometer (c) star
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) turtle
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) torch (c) star
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) star
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) guitar
  36. 36.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) turkey (c) yarn
  38. 38.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  40. 40.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor

Answer key

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

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