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Unit 10: Spelling the sound /ar/

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Unit 10: Spelling choices for /ar/ sound; ar, al or a?

Unit StartPage 1: The most common spelling: arCourse Test: Spelling test for ar wordsPage 3: Spelling test for ar wordsPage 4: Longer ar wordsCourse Test: Spelling test: longer ar wordsPage 6: Spelling test: longer ar wordsPage 7: rule breakers: the al and a spellingsCourse Test: Spelling test: ar, al or aPage 9: Spelling test: ar, al or aPage 10: Homophones and some more rule breakersUnit End

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Spelling the sound /ar/: ar, al or just a?

English words with sound ar English words with sound ar
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Now for some harder words with the sound /ar/.

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2 syllable words 3 or more syllables
argue
farther (distance)
garbage
gargle
parcel
partner
sparkle
startle

armour (US: armor)
harbour (US: harbor)		 argument
article
barbecue
cardigan
carnival
carpenter
departure
marvellous
particle
participate
remarkable
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