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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 770 · 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) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) star (c) fork
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) turtle
  4. 4.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
  5. 5.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  6. 6.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) popcorn
  8. 8.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  9. 9.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitur (c) guitar
  11. 11.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  12. 12.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
  13. 13.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) corn
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) turkey
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) turkey
  17. 17.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) dart
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) paper (c) circle
  20. 20.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
  21. 21.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) computer (c) third
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) turkey
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) purple (c) tiger
  26. 26.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  27. 27.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) circus (c) popcorn
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) purple
  30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  31. 31.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) unicorn
  33. 33.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  34. 34.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
  35. 35.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) ladder (c) laddar
  36. 36.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) spider (c) car
  38. 38.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  39. 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  40. 40.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er

Answer key

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

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