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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 950 · 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) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
  2. 2.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  3. 3.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) fork
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) butter (c) turtle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) corn
  7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  8. 8.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  9. 9.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) circus
  11. 11.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  12. 12.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  13. 13.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
  14. 14.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  15. 15.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
  16. 16.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) terch
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) yarn (c) burger
  18. 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) butter (c) bird
  20. 20.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
  21. 21.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) computer
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) dart
  24. 24.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
  25. 25.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  27. 27.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) hammer (c) torch
  29. 29.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cirn
  30. 30.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) shark
  32. 32.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
  33. 33.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  34. 34.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) yarn (c) turkey
  36. 36.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
  37. 37.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) spider (c) turtle
  39. 39.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stur
  40. 40.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn

Answer key

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

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