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  __________ .**

Starter Quiz