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Spelling Unit 9

This document provides information about a spelling unit focusing on words ending in the suffixes -er, -or, and -ar. It includes a spelling list, schedule of in-class and homework activities for the week, notes on patterns for words ending in these suffixes, and a parts of speech chart for students to complete with the spelling words. The homework includes reviewing the spelling list, completing a parts of speech chart, writing sentences using 10 words, and studying for a quiz.

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Spelling Unit 9

This document provides information about a spelling unit focusing on words ending in the suffixes -er, -or, and -ar. It includes a spelling list, schedule of in-class and homework activities for the week, notes on patterns for words ending in these suffixes, and a parts of speech chart for students to complete with the spelling words. The homework includes reviewing the spelling list, completing a parts of speech chart, writing sentences using 10 words, and studying for a quiz.

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Unit 9

Spelling
Focus: er, or, and ar suffixes
List
1. theater
2. humor
3. major
4. mayor
5. tractor
6. character
7. chamber
8. actor
9. anger
10. thunder
11. polar
12. matter
13. mirror
14. clover
15. tremor
16. burglar
17. quarter
18. scholar
19. powder
20. pillar
Extension Words
21. calendar
22. calculator
23. lecturer
24. inspector
25. dictator

In-Class Work
Monday: Self-correct; mini-lesson on verbs/nouns
Tuesday: Mini-lesson (suffix: er, ar, or)
Thursday: Dictionary Work

Homework
Monday: Review Spelling List
Tuesday: Parts of Speech Chart
Wednesday: Sentence Work (use ten of your words in sentences)
Thursday: Study
Words ending -er, -or, and –ar

Mini-Lesson
Many words in English end with the –er sound. Just by listening to the word, you can’t
tell whether the sound is made by er, or, or ar. This is not a specific rule to help with
spelling, but there are a few helpful word patterns. (Words ending in er are about ten
times as common as ar/or words.)

1. Verbs ending in a silent e usually change to nouns by dropping the e and adding the
suffix er. wade/wader dive/diver write/writer avenge/avenger

2. The er suffix is the more common ending for verbs that become nouns when
someone is carrying out an action.

Action Person carrying out the action


report/reporting reporter
play/playing player
fight/fighting fighter
listen/listening listener
print/printing printer
clean/cleaning cleaner

3. The suffix or is used when the root/base word ends in ate, ct, it.
investigate/investigator conduct/conductor contract/contractor
calculate/calculator create/creator reflect/reflector
exhibit/exhibitor edit/editor visit/visitor

4. Words that end in ar can be more difficult to apply a rule or pattern. There isn’t a
useful pattern. However, many words that have the ar suffix end in lar.
similar popular pillar regular
Parts of Speech Chart
Rewrite the spelling word in the part of speech column. Some of the words can change
to become other parts of speech by adding or removing a suffix. Some of words can also
have more than one part of speech without changing the spelling. The difference is
through usage. Refer to the dictionary for help.
Spelling Word Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
theater
humor
major
mayor
tractor
character
chamber
actor
anger
thunder
polar
matter
mirror
clover
tremor
burglar
quarter
scholar
powder
pillar
calendar
calculator
lecturer
inspector
dictator

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