2nd grade
ore and oar
Two more ways to spell /or/: trace more, store and roar, color the ore and oar words, fill in the right spelling and read a sentence.
Phonics worksheet · Bossy R and diphthongs
ear and eer
The /eer/ sound: trace hear, near and deer, color the ear and eer words, fill in the right spelling and read a sentence.
- Grade level
- 2nd grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- R-controlled vowels, Diphthongs, Spelling one sound many ways
What kids do
“Two spellings, one sound! Read, trace, find and fill in the ear and eer words.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 2. Read and trace ear hear near deer cheer steer ear · eer ear and eer say /eer/, as in ear and deer
- 3. Color every word with ear or eer
- 4. Write ear or eer to finish each word
- Tip: ear can also say /air/, as in bear and pear.
- 5. Read the sentence. Trace the ear and eer words.
- Near the lake, the deer can hear us cheer.
- 6. Draw a deer with big ears
Teacher tip
Ear is a word on its own. Find it in hear and near.
How to use it
- Sort word cards by sound before writing.
- Point out that one sound can have several spellings, so kids need to remember which one.
- Send it home with a note asking families to listen to their child read the words.
Watch for
er, ir and ur sound the same, so spelling them is about memory. Group words by spelling.
Talk about it
- Which spellings make the same sound?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Write a pirate story full of ar words.
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