New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'
I can use two new spellings for the 'er' phoneme: 'or' and 'ear'.
New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'
I can use two new spellings for the 'er' phoneme: 'or' and 'ear'.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'ear' is a representation of the 'er' phoneme that can ben found at the beginning or middle of a word.
- The 'or' representation of the 'er' phoneme is found after a 'w', such as 'word' and 'worm'.
- How to spell the common exception words: said and were.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Trigraph - three letters that represent one sound
Common misconception
The digraph 'or' and trigraph 'ear' also make different long vowel sounds.
Remind children that the same grapheme (digraph and trigraph) can represent different sounds. Say the words out loud to check.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
often in the middle of a word
often at the end of a word
often at the beginning or middle of a word
often in the middle of a word after a 'w'