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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 829 · 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.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  2. 2.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) corn (c) circus
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) star (c) fork
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) corn
  6. 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) torch (c) paper
  8. 8.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stur (b) star (c) stor
  9. 9.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
  10. 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) turkey
  12. 12.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  13. 13.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) dart (c) spider
  15. 15.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  16. 16.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  17. 17.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
  18. 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  19. 19.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  20. 20.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  21. 21.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  22. 22.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  23. 23.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jir (c) jor
  24. 24.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) dart
  27. 27.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) thermometer (c) star
  29. 29.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  30. 30.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) jar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) computer
  33. 33.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) carn (c) corn
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) dart (c) bird
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) girl
  36. 36.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
  37. 37.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  38. 38.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  39. 39.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
  40. 40.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

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

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