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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 805 · 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) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  2. 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computer (b) computor (c) computar
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) unicorn
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) jar
  5. 5.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) car
  7. 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
  8. 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) tiger (c) circus
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) ladder
  11. 11.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) computer
  13. 13.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  14. 14.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stir
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) paper
  17. 17.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cur
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) girl (c) car
  19. 19.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicurn (c) unicorn
  20. 20.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  21. 21.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  23. 23.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) butter (c) guitar
  25. 25.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  26. 26.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) jar (c) bird
  28. 28.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
  29. 29.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) burger
  31. 31.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  32. 32.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
  33. 33.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  34. 34.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  35. 35.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) flower
  37. 37.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) durt (c) dart
  38. 38.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) dart (c) ladder
  40. 40.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or

Answer key

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

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