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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 493 · 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 “ar”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) torch
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) burger (c) yarn
  3. 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  5. 5.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  6. 6.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  7. 7.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) computer
  9. 9.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
  10. 10.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  11. 11.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) spider (c) turkey
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) fork
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) yarn
  15. 15.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
  16. 16.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  17. 17.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) dart (c) torch
  19. 19.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) star
  21. 21.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) dart (c) burger
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) shark (c) third
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) fork
  26. 26.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shork (c) shark
  27. 27.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) yarn (c) butter
  29. 29.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  30. 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  31. 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  32. 32.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  34. 34.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  35. 35.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) circus
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  38. 38.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  40. 40.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl

Answer key

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

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