Transcript Phoneme Detectives Case Find alternative spellings for the

Phoneme Detectives
Case:
Find alternative spellings
for the /er/ sound.
Sort the /er/ word cards into two
piles.
1) /er/ in the middle of the word.
2) /er/ at the end of the word.
Now play a
SORTING GAME
to investigate the
BEST GUESSES
for spelling /er/
at the END of a
word?
/er/ at the end of the word
er
or
ar
re
father
doctor
regular
metre
Best Guesses
End of a word:
er
End of a measurement
word:
re
Now play a
SORTING GAME
to investigate the
BEST GUESSES
for spelling /er/
in the MIDDLE of a
word?
/er/ in the middle of the word
ir
ur
ear er
or
bird
hurt
heard fern
word
There are some other rare spellings
as well. Can you discover them?
Best Guesses
Best guesses for /er/
sounds in the middle of
the word:
ir ur er
Words starting with w:
or
At the beginning of
words:
ear