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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 732 · 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) or (b) ar (c) er
  2. 2.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowor (c) flowar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) guitar
  4. 4.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  5. 5.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  6. 6.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  8. 8.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) scarf
  10. 10.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  11. 11.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  12. 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) paper
  14. 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) thermometer (c) dart
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) thermometer (c) car
  17. 17.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) flower (c) unicorn
  19. 19.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computar (c) computor
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) circus (c) jar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) guitar
  22. 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  23. 23.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) popcorn (c) third
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yirn (c) yarn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) turkey (c) torch
  27. 27.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  28. 28.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) thermometer (c) tharmometer
  29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) girl (c) turtle
  31. 31.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fark (c) fork
  32. 32.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) computer (c) guitar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) thermometer
  35. 35.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
  36. 36.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) star
  38. 38.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  40. 40.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey

Answer key

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

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