A Labor with ER and OR Suffixes Word Study & Game
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Why isn’t “labor” spelled with an <er>? Speaking of <er>, why are there some words spelled with an <-er> suffix and some with an <-or> suffix?
Description
How to spell with ER and OR suffixes? This resource provides some spelling ideas for your kids. When something can be spelled more than one way, our students want some ways to figure that out.
While you investigate the spelling of “labor,” your students will notice that the matrix has both an <-er> and an <-or> suffix. Hmm…
These two are agent suffixes. Agent suffixes change a verb to a noun, being a person who or thing that does something, such as bake to baker and visit to visitor.
Your spelling activities download includes:
- Structured word inquiry into labor
- Labor matrix
- How to Spell with ER and OR Suffixes Comparison Graphic
- 36 <-ER> & <-OR> Spelling Wipe Out Game cards
- Instructions for the investigation, matrix, word sums, and game
Happy Spelling!
