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Read and Spell Phonemes: 'er' 3

In this worksheet, students identify the 'er' digraph in longer texts and choose the correct spelling to complete sentences.

'Read and Spell Phonemes: 'er' 3' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 1

Year:  Year 1 English worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Reading: Word Reading

Curriculum subtopic:   Grapheme Awareness

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Worksheet Overview

All these words contain the digraph 'er', but spelt in different ways.

thunder

turkey

skirt

worship

 

If the 'er' digraph is at the end of the word then it is usually spelt 'er', and if it comes after the letter 'w' it is usually spelt 'or', but otherwise you just have to learn the different spellings.

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