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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 501 · 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) purple (b) yarn (c) unicorn
  2. 2.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) circus
  4. 4.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) circus (c) computer
  6. 6.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  7. 7.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) circus
  9. 9.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) star (c) turtle
  12. 12.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  13. 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) torch (c) ladder
  15. 15.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  16. 16.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  17. 17.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  18. 18.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) car
  20. 20.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) car (c) ladder
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) butter
  23. 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  24. 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  25. 25.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) car (c) fork
  27. 27.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) circle
  29. 29.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) corn
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) circus
  32. 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) star (c) turkey
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) computer (c) star
  35. 35.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) turch (c) torch
  36. 36.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) shark (c) turkey
  38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) spider (c) star
  40. 40.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger

Answer key

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

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