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The 'er' spellings, including 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'

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

Pick the spelling that matches the sentence. Please __________ here.

Choose the 'er' spellings that match to the words.

Match the grapheme to where they commonly appear in a word.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. She came **thurd** in the race.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. The cat ran after the **berd**.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. The children went to visit the **cherch**.

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.

Choose two more spellings that can also represent the sound  '**er**', like in nev**er**.

Choose the word that rhymes with **bird**.

Starter Quiz