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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 733 · 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) computar (c) computor
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) dart
  3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) corn (c) yarn
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) star (c) third
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) circus
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) third
  8. 8.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turtle (c) hammer
  10. 10.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yirn
  11. 11.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  12. 12.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) fork
  14. 14.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jir (c) jar
  15. 15.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  16. 16.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  17. 17.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  18. 18.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) circus (c) burger
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turkey (c) scarf
  21. 21.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) flower
  23. 23.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
  25. 25.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) butter (c) circus
  27. 27.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  29. 29.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  30. 30.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) yarn (c) corn
  32. 32.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) butter
  34. 34.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
  35. 35.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  36. 36.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  37. 37.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dort (c) dirt
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) girl (c) purple
  39. 39.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  40. 40.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger

Answer key

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

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