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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 951 · 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) ster (b) stor (c) star
  2. 2.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spidar (c) spider
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) fork (c) girl
  4. 4.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
  5. 5.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  6. 6.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  7. 7.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) girl
  9. 9.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  12. 12.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) shark
  14. 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  15. 15.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  16. 16.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) unicorn
  18. 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) ladder
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) jar (c) ladder
  20. 20.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cern (b) corn (c) carn
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) car (c) butter
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) tiger (c) corn
  23. 23.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) unicorn (c) bird
  25. 25.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  26. 26.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
  27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) guitar (c) butter
  28. 28.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
  29. 29.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jur (c) jar
  30. 30.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  31. 31.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
  32. 32.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) computer (b) purple (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
  35. 35.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) car
  37. 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  38. 38.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
  39. 39.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) paper

Answer key

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

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