Sample Words From List
clerk
germ
heard
fern
dear
herd
perch
steer
near
earth
year
clear
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They all have an e. They all have an r sound.
Can you think of a homophone of dear?
deer
What do the homophones heard and herd mean?
heard - (verb) past tense of hear; listen
herd - (noun) a group of the same kind of animals
How might we sort these words?
By spelling patterns - er, ear, eer, and ear = ur.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
What happens to e when it combines with r?
r robs the vowel of its sound and creates a different sound.