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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 524 · 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.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  3. 3.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) computer
  5. 5.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  7. 7.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
  8. 8.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dert
  9. 9.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  10. 10.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  11. 11.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) yarn (c) spider
  13. 13.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) star
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) torch
  16. 16.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  18. 18.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) circle
  20. 20.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jer
  21. 21.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) star
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  24. 24.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  25. 25.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitir (b) guitar (c) guitor
  26. 26.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  27. 27.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  28. 28.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  29. 29.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  30. 30.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) circle
  32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) jar (c) circus
  34. 34.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  35. 35.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) popcorn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) flower
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) burger (c) computer
  39. 39.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  40. 40.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

Answer key

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

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