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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 373 · 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) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  2. 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) ladder
  4. 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  5. 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
  8. 8.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  9. 9.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) corn
  12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) unicorn
  14. 14.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  15. 15.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
  17. 17.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  18. 18.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) corn (c) turtle
  20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) corn
  22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  23. 23.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  24. 24.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yurn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) corn
  27. 27.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) burger
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) dart
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) first
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) corn
  34. 34.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  35. 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) hammer
  37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) fork
  40. 40.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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