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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 568 · 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.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) torch
  4. 4.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
  5. 5.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  6. 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) torch
  8. 8.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
  9. 9.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guiter
  10. 10.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  11. 11.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) turkey
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) computer
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) computer (c) torch
  16. 16.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) flower (c) first
  18. 18.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  20. 20.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) guitar (c) butter
  22. 22.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) circus
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) girl (c) scarf
  25. 25.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) car
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) paper (c) unicorn
  28. 28.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) burger (c) scarf
  30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  31. 31.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
  33. 33.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  34. 34.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  35. 35.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) star (c) girl
  37. 37.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcurn
  38. 38.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) turkey
  40. 40.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) torch (c) tarch

Answer key

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

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