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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 783 · 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.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  2. 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) jar (c) popcorn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) hammer
  5. 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  6. 6.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) third (c) turtle
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) star
  9. 9.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) flower (c) third
  11. 11.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  12. 12.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  13. 13.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  14. 14.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
  15. 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  16. 16.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  17. 17.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) bird (c) burger
  19. 19.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  20. 20.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) popcorn
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) unicorn
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) car (c) circle
  24. 24.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  25. 25.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) spider (c) circle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) circus (c) popcorn
  28. 28.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  29. 29.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) star (c) stor
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) bird (c) car
  31. 31.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  32. 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) thermometer (c) guitar
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) dart (c) computer
  35. 35.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
  36. 36.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  37. 37.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  38. 38.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) first

Answer key

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

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