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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 467 · 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 “ur”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) popcorn (c) third
  3. 3.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) first (c) flower
  6. 6.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  7. 7.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) dart
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) bird (c) turtle
  10. 10.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) flower (c) circle
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) thermometer (c) bird
  13. 13.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
  14. 14.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  15. 15.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) star (c) first
  17. 17.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  18. 18.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dert
  20. 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cirn (c) corn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) hammer
  24. 24.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  25. 25.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  26. 26.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  27. 27.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) paper
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
  30. 30.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) torch (c) yarn
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) thermometer (c) turkey
  33. 33.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  34. 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  35. 35.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  38. 38.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) butter (c) yarn
  40. 40.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar

Answer key

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

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