New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'

English

In this unit, pupils learn new GPCs for long vowels.  In ‘Year 2: 'Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones’, pupils learn new GPCs for consonants.

Alternative GPCs for long vowels

Choose the correct spelling to complete the sentence. **They  __________  happy to see us .**

Select the words which contain a spelling for the 'er' sound.

often at the beginning or middle of a word

often in the middle of a word after a 'w'

Match the grapheme that makes the 'er' sound to where they commonly appear in a word.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I saw a **wurm** in the grass.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Please help me to **serch** for my pen.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Now we must get to **wirk**.

Choose the words which contain the **er** sound.

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. **I  __________ in England.**

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. **I have a pet  __________ .**

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. **I put the  __________ in the post box.**

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. **My hamster has brown  __________ .**

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.