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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 937 · 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) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) car (c) turtle
  3. 3.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicirn (c) unicorn
  4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  5. 5.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
  6. 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
  7. 7.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) burger (c) dart
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) first (c) yarn
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) flower (c) dart
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) popcorn (c) purple
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) spider (c) scarf
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) computer (c) turtle
  14. 14.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  15. 15.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
  16. 16.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shork (c) shark
  17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) ladder
  20. 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
  21. 21.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  22. 22.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) unicorn
  24. 24.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  25. 25.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  26. 26.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) bird (c) turkey
  28. 28.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) purple
  30. 30.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  32. 32.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  33. 33.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  34. 34.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  35. 35.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) bird
  37. 37.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  38. 38.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  39. 39.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
  40. 40.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar

Answer key

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

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