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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 434 · 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 has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) car (c) first
  2. 2.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  4. 4.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  6. 6.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) car
  9. 9.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
  10. 10.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) car (c) third
  12. 12.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) first (c) corn
  14. 14.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  15. 15.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  16. 16.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  17. 17.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  18. 18.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shirk (b) shark (c) shork
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) flower
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) yarn (c) thermometer
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) first (c) turtle
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) scarf (c) turkey
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) car
  24. 24.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) computer
  26. 26.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  27. 27.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
  28. 28.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  30. 30.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) jar (c) spider
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) hammer
  33. 33.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  34. 34.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  35. 35.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  36. 36.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  37. 37.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) purple (c) star
  40. 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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