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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 859 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) scarf
  2. 2.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  4. 4.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  5. 5.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  7. 7.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yorn (c) yurn
  8. 8.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  9. 9.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  10. 10.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) unicorn (c) shark
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) shark (c) girl
  13. 13.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  14. 14.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) bird (c) scarf
  16. 16.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
  17. 17.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicirn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) thermometer (c) star
  19. 19.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scurf (c) scorf
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) guitar
  21. 21.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stir (b) stor (c) star
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) dart (c) turtle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) turkey
  24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  25. 25.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) star (c) fork
  27. 27.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) guitar (c) turtle
  29. 29.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) scarf
  31. 31.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) turtle
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) bird (c) tiger
  35. 35.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) torch (c) circle
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turkey (c) dart
  38. 38.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  39. 39.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) third

Answer key

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

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