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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 605 · 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 “er”? (a) fork (b) computer (c) guitar
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  3. 3.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
  4. 4.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) third (c) car
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) guitar (c) fork
  8. 8.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  9. 9.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) hammer (c) unicorn
  12. 12.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  14. 14.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
  15. 15.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) purple (c) third
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) paper (b) fork (c) turkey
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) butter (c) fork
  20. 20.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) carcus (c) corcus
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) butter (c) burger
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) popcorn
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) corn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) girl (c) ladder
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) fork (c) turkey
  28. 28.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  29. 29.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  30. 30.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) guitar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) burger
  33. 33.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) durt
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) circle
  35. 35.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  36. 36.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) tiger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) dart (c) paper
  39. 39.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  40. 40.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur

Answer key

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

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