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Unit 25: Spelling the schwa ending: er ar or our re a
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Unit 25: Word endings: -er, -ar, -or, -our, -re, -a and -ery,

Unit StartPage 1: 2 sounds for er ar or. Rules for word endings.Page 2: Words ending in -er -ar -or. Learning tips.Course Test: Spelling test: -er -ar -or endings.Page 4: Spelling test: -er -ar -or endings.Page 5: British & American differences: -our/-or -re/-er.Course Test: Spelling test - British spelling: -our -re.Page 7: Spelling test - British spelling: -our -re.Course Test: Spelling test - American spelling: -or -er.Page 9: Spelling test - American spelling: -or -er.Page 10: Words ending in -ery -ary -ory.Course Test: Spelling test - American spelling: -or -er.Page 12: Spelling test - American spelling: -or -er.Page 13: Words ending in -a.Page 14: Homophones.Unit End

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Spelling the schwa ending: er, ar, or, our, re, a

Read the clue and choose the right word from the box.
Then decide which vowel you need to spell the schwa sound.

English spelling English spelling
surg_ry tempor_ry mandat_ry imagin_ry
treach_ry sanctu_ry diction_ry laborat_ry
satisfact_ry cemet_ry extraordin_ry mem_ry
English spelling English spelling

Read the clue

Type the whole word:
Find the meaning of words in this.
Opposite of permanent.
Medical operation.
Another word for compulsory.
Very unusual.
Where scientists might work.
Bury the dead here.
Betrayal.
Not real, all in the mind.
Store of things remembered.
A place of safety.
All right, good enough.


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