Unit 25: Word endings: -er, -ar, -or, -our, -re, -a and -ery,
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Here are two more ways of spelling the schwa ending: |
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| -our as in colour | -re as in theatre |
These are the British spellings. American spelling replaces lots of -our words with -or and -re with -er.
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-our
as in colour |
-or
as in color |
-re as in
theatre |
-er
as in theater |
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| armour candour clamour demeanour endeavour flavour glamour harbour honour humour labour neighbour odour rancour rigour rumour savour splendour valour vapour vigour saviour behaviour |
armor candor clamor demeanor endeavor flavor glamor harbor honor humor labor neighbor odor rancor rigor rumor savor splendor valor vapor vigor savior behavior |
calibre centre centimetre metre millimetre litre fibre lustre manoeuvre meagre sabre sceptre sombre spectre |
caliber center centimeter meter millimeter liter fiber luster maneuver meager saber scepter somber specter |
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Of course there are exceptions! These words are spelled -re in the U.K and the U.S:
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