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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 898 · 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) farst (b) first (c) forst
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) scarf
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) butter (c) first
  4. 4.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) computer
  6. 6.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  7. 7.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
  8. 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) car
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) tiger (c) scarf
  11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  12. 12.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  13. 13.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) spider (c) girl
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) circle (c) thermometer
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) guitar (b) spider (c) girl
  17. 17.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shirk
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) paper
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  20. 20.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) jar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) burger (c) scarf
  23. 23.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  24. 24.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  25. 25.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  26. 26.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
  27. 27.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) guitar
  29. 29.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  30. 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  31. 31.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  32. 32.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
  33. 33.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
  34. 34.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  35. 35.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  36. 36.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  37. 37.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) circus
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) bird (c) yarn
  40. 40.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

Answer key

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

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