�Dear Mr. Winston� � Words with /ar/and /ir/

gear
scare
fear
cheer
spare
hear
rear
stair
airfare
career
compare
spear
beard
area
appear
yearly
tear
lair
mere
snare
fort
dart
worn
sincere
staircase

Sentences:

Did you hear the cheer from the crowd?
She had to compare the airfare to get the best price.

�Roadrunner�s Dance� � Words with /ur/

1. dirty

2. purse

3. birth

4. curl

5. curve

6. curb

7. person

8. shirt

9. worse

10. hurl

11. twirl

12. swirl

13. herb

14. turkey

15. turnip

16. purpose

17. blurred

18. sternly

19. serpent

20. pearl

21. hear

22. spare

23. lair

24. spurt

25. further

Sentences:

Her dirty shirt was in the washer.
Mom seasoned the turkey with lots of herb.

�My Brother Martin� � Words with Silent Letters

1. hour

2. lambs

3. knew

4. wrench

5. kneel

6. thumbs

7. honest

8. answer

9. honesty

10. plumber

11. honor

12. known

13. combs

14. wrapper

15. knives

16. doubt

17. knead

18. wriggle

19. heir

20. wrinkle

21. curl

22. pearl

23. shirt

24. knuckles

25. wrestle

Sentences:

He gave the teacher an honest answer.
In one hour they knew the plumber would be there.

�Kid Reporters at Work� � Words with Soft c and g

1. center

2. once

3. dance

4. germs

5. spice

6. bridge

7. badge

8. circus

9. cement

10. glance

11. strange

12. police

13. certain

14. orange

15. ounce

16. ginger

17. wedge

18. arrange

19. sponge

20. village

21. combs

22. kneel

23. wrench

24. general

25. ceremony

Sentences:

We learned a strange dance once.
Did you know that ginger is a spice?