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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 668 · 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 is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) car
  3. 3.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  4. 4.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) butter
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) popcorn (c) girl
  7. 7.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) purple
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) ladder (c) third
  10. 10.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) unicorn (c) shark
  12. 12.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  13. 13.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
  14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cirn (c) corn
  16. 16.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  17. 17.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) furk (c) fark
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) dart (c) purple
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) dart (c) corn
  20. 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  21. 21.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  23. 23.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  25. 25.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
  26. 26.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  27. 27.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) sherk (c) shork
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) guitar (c) girl
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) tiger
  30. 30.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) turkey
  32. 32.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  33. 33.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  34. 34.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
  35. 35.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) burger (c) bird
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) computer (c) turtle
  38. 38.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) dart (c) ladder
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) spider (c) purple

Answer key

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

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