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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?

In the quiz below, you are looking to solve each clue. The number in brackets tells you how many syllables are in the answer.

If you cannot solve the clue, we have included some hints in the boxes below to help you.

Hints for the two syllable words:

1st syllable 2nd syllable
gar
spar
par
ar
star
far		 cel
ther
gue
tle
bage
kle

Hints for the three syllable words:

1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable
car
mar
par
car
bar
de		 vell
pent
par
be
niv
ti		 er
ous
cle
ture
cue
al


Clue (number of syllables):

Type the whole word:
Package (2)
Rubbish or trash (2)
Flash with light (2)
Fight with words (2)
More distant (2)
Surprise (2)
He works with wood (3)
Cook outdoors (3)
Wonderful (3)
Leaving (3)
Large public party (3)
A small part (3)


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