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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 94 · 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 is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) spider (c) circle
  4. 4.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  5. 5.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  6. 6.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  7. 7.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) torch
  9. 9.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thormometer (b) tharmometer (c) thermometer
  10. 10.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  11. 11.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  12. 12.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
  13. 13.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  14. 14.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
  15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) circus (c) jar
  16. 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  17. 17.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) flower (c) turkey
  21. 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) turtle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) fork (c) purple
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) scarf (c) turtle
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) ladder
  26. 26.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  27. 27.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stur (c) stor
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) thermometer (c) car
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) torch (c) guitar
  31. 31.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) shark (c) torch
  33. 33.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) star (c) corn
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) computer (c) circus
  36. 36.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jer (b) jor (c) jar
  37. 37.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) bird
  39. 39.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) thermometer

Answer key

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

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