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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 969 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) corn (c) spider
  2. 2.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  3. 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) computer
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) corn
  6. 6.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
  7. 7.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) burger
  9. 9.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) purple (c) unicorn
  11. 11.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  12. 12.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
  13. 13.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  14. 14.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
  15. 15.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcurn (c) popcarn
  16. 16.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) purple (c) guitar
  18. 18.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
  19. 19.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) butter (c) fork
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) corn (c) scarf
  22. 22.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) circle
  24. 24.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
  25. 25.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) star
  27. 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
  29. 29.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) guitar
  31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) star (c) tiger
  32. 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) tiger (c) turtle
  34. 34.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shurk (c) shork
  35. 35.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  37. 37.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) fork
  39. 39.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  40. 40.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl

Answer key

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

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