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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 813 · 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.🐦 b_ _d — 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 “ir”? (a) girl (b) flower (c) star
  4. 4.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  5. 5.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
  6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) paper
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) first (c) flower
  9. 9.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) paper (c) third
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) star (c) flower
  12. 12.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) stor (c) star
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) guitar (c) burger
  14. 14.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) purple
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) third (c) burger
  17. 17.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  18. 18.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  19. 19.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) computer (c) popcorn
  21. 21.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  23. 23.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) corn
  25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
  26. 26.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
  27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) burger (c) car
  29. 29.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) popcorn (c) circus
  32. 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) turkey
  34. 34.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  35. 35.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) circus (c) dart
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) scarf
  38. 38.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  39. 39.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar

Answer key

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

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