Sample Words From List
dreamer
sailor
swimmer
voter
driver
editor
older
younger
longer
visitor
smaller
fresher
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
All the words end with the /schwa-r/ sound. The words are either people who do things or words that describe things.
Two of the words have three syllables. Can you identify them?
editor and visitor
Can you think of an antonym for these words - smoother, stronger, brighter, faster, and longer.
smoother - rougher
stronger - weaker
brighter - dimmer
faster - slower
longer - shorter
We call people that do things - agents and we call words that describe things (compare two things) comparatives.
What do you notice about the spelling of the agent names?
The spelling may be -er or -or.
How might we sort these words?
By the word type and the ending spelling - people who do things -er, people who do things -or, and words to compare.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
What do you notice about the spelling of swimmer?
The m was doubled before -er was added.