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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 377 · 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) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  2. 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  3. 3.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) spider
  7. 7.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  10. 10.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  11. 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  12. 12.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) spider
  15. 15.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) shark
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) jar
  18. 18.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  19. 19.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) shark (c) bird
  21. 21.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
  22. 22.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) girl
  24. 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  25. 25.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  26. 26.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  27. 27.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) star (c) unicorn
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) computer (c) popcorn
  31. 31.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) fork (c) tiger
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) first (c) corn
  34. 34.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) corn
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) third
  37. 37.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  38. 38.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) first
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) popcorn

Answer key

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

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