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OUR words: Learn tour, sour and journal with word list and examples

Explore the world of OUR words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

The letters “OUR” together make special sounds in English. There are many OUR words. Some are short like “four” and “sour”, and others are longer like “journey”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these OUR words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this list helpful? You …

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IER words: Learn the trigraph with word list and examples

Explore the world of IER words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

The letters “IER” together make a special sound in English. This is called a trigraph. There are many IER words. Some are short like “pier”, and others are longer like “chandelier”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this …

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EER words: From deer to engineer, learn with word list and examples

Explore the world of EER words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

The letters “EER” together make a special sound in English. This is called a trigraph. There are many EER words. Some are short like “deer”, and others are longer like “volunteer”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this …

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Homophones: Learn same sound words in sentences with detailed word list

Homophones hole, whole, their, there, they're for reading lessons

 Words that sound the same are homophones e.g. ‘hear’ (action with ears), ‘hair’ (strands on skin), and ‘here’ (close placement). Homophones can also be homographs, words with same sound, same spelling but different meaning e.g. ‘bat’ (flying animal, sporting equipment, and action to hit), ‘light’ (brightness, colour, weight, and action …

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EAR words: Use this word list with examples to master the trigraph

Explore the world of EAR words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

“EAR” is a trigraph that makes a special sound in English. There are many EAR words to learn. Some are short like “hear”, and others are longer like “nuclear”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these EAR words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this list …

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