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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 694 · 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) car (b) first (c) torch
  2. 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) burger (c) fork
  4. 4.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  5. 5.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
  6. 6.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  8. 8.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) tiger (c) dart
  11. 11.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) computer (c) scarf
  13. 13.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  15. 15.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  16. 16.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
  17. 17.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) yarn (c) burger
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) paper (c) unicorn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) scarf
  21. 21.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) butter (c) dart
  23. 23.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) tiger
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) girl
  26. 26.🔦 Which word is this? (a) turch (b) torch (c) tarch
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) girl (c) ladder
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) popcorn
  29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  30. 30.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  31. 31.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) tiger
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) flower (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcirn
  35. 35.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) thermometer (c) fork
  37. 37.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) turkey
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) fork (c) third
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) jar (c) purple

Answer key

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

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