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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 999 · 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.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) computer
  3. 3.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
  4. 4.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) circle (c) corn
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) shark (c) turkey
  8. 8.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) shark
  10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) computer (c) turtle
  11. 11.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
  12. 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) turtle (c) jar
  14. 14.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  15. 15.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  17. 17.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) yarn (c) popcorn
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) computer (c) circle
  21. 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  22. 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) guitar (c) tiger
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) star (c) purple
  25. 25.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
  26. 26.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
  27. 27.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) spider
  29. 29.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fark (c) fork
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) butter
  31. 31.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) jar (b) popcorn (c) turtle
  33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) girl
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) thermometer (c) torch
  35. 35.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) turkey (c) unicorn
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) corn (c) purple
  38. 38.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  39. 39.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  40. 40.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn

Answer key

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

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