Phonics – air, ear, er Words

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KS1 (Year 1 & 2) English National Curriculum aligned
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These words have the sound air, ear or er in them.
Read the words. Underline the sound.

Sort the words into 3 groups. Write them in the table.

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KS1 phonics worksheet that helps Year 1 and Year 2 children sort common words by the three closely related vowel sounds air, ear and er.

Worked examples show fairy (air), beard (ear) and hammer (er) as anchors for each sound. Children read twenty-two words including chair, clear, water, hear, river, stairs, letter, hair, pair, ear, spear, verb, winter, repair, air, fear, smear, paper, dairy, tear, summer, herb and lair. They underline the relevant sound in each word, then sort the twenty-two words into a three-column table headed air, ear and er.

Useful for KS1 phonics revision, classroom intervention or homework on tricky vowel digraphs. Pair this with our phonics worksheets for KS1 ages 5 to 7 for related work. Printable PDF, A4, downloads instantly after purchase.