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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 484 · 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) computer (b) car (c) turkey
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) torch (c) ladder
  3. 3.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  4. 4.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) circle (c) burger
  6. 6.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  7. 7.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) star (c) corn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) butter (c) popcorn
  11. 11.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  13. 13.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  14. 14.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) star
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) jar
  18. 18.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scirf
  19. 19.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  20. 20.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  21. 21.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  22. 22.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  23. 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  24. 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  25. 25.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
  26. 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  27. 27.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  28. 28.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  29. 29.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  30. 30.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) thermometer
  32. 32.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) spider (c) unicorn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) yarn
  35. 35.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttor (c) buttar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) computer
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) first (c) fork
  38. 38.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) flower (c) car
  40. 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle

Answer key

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

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