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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 720 · 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) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) bird (c) popcorn
  3. 3.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  4. 4.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) scarf (c) burger
  6. 6.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  8. 8.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yurn (c) yorn
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) turkey (c) bird
  11. 11.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  12. 12.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circle (c) tiger
  14. 14.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  15. 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  16. 16.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) butter
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) circus (c) flower
  19. 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) star (c) stor
  20. 20.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  22. 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cirn
  23. 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  24. 24.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) guitar
  26. 26.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) girl (c) unicorn
  28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  29. 29.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cer
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) turtle
  32. 32.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  33. 33.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
  34. 34.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
  35. 35.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  36. 36.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) third
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) girl
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) first (c) unicorn
  40. 40.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

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

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