Sample Words From List
brother
cover
silver
weather
flower
mother
after
father
dollar
solar
grammar
sugar
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They all end with the sound /schwa-r/.
What do you think he word solar means?
(adjective) having to do with the sun
What do you think he word lunar means?
(adjective) having to do with the moon
Both these words came from Latin. In Latin sol means sun, and luna means moon. Can you think of any phrases that contain solar or lunar in them?
solar power, solar panel, solar energy
lunar eclipse, lunar calendar
How might we sort these words?
By the spellings of the final /schwa-r/ - -er, -ar, and -or.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
What sound do we hear at the end of these words?
/schwa-r/