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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 404 · 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) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  2. 2.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  3. 3.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) dart
  6. 6.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) scarf
  8. 8.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  9. 9.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  10. 10.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
  11. 11.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  12. 12.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  13. 13.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  15. 15.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  16. 16.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) dart (c) girl
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) jar (c) circle
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) purple
  20. 20.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) computer (c) purple
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) thermometer
  26. 26.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  27. 27.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cur
  31. 31.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  32. 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) car (c) turkey
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) paper (c) unicorn
  35. 35.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) torch
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) popcorn (c) bird
  38. 38.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
  40. 40.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey

Answer key

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

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