The 'er' spellings, including 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'
I can read and spell words containing the three most common representations of the ‘er’ phoneme: 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'.
The 'er' spellings, including 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'
I can read and spell words containing the three most common representations of the ‘er’ phoneme: 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'.
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Key learning points
- er', 'ir' and 'ur' are common representations of the 'er' phoneme.
- How to spell the common exception words: some and come.
- A mnemonic can help us to remember tricky spellings.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Mnemonic - a word, short poem, or sentence that can help you remember things such as spelling rules
Common misconception
Pupils can think spelling generalisations are always true e.g. 'er' found at the end.
Careful with wording. Say 'ir' and 'ur' are 'often' not 'always' found in the middle. Show a familiar exception to the rule if necessary.
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the end
the middle