Lesson 113
ear /ear/
The grapheme EAR can spell /ear/
The pronunciation of EAR varies based on dialect. In some regions, it is pronounced as long /ē/ followed by /r/, and in others, it is an r-controlled vowel sound. The most common sound for EAR is /ear/. When students see EAR in text, encourage them to try decoding with the sound /ear/ first and then consider the context to determine whether this makes sense.
Today's plan
about 20 min- Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
- Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
- Step 4Blending drill3 min
- Step 5New concept6 min
- Step 5Read & spell the new words5 min
Warm Up Our Ears
Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.
Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)
Break it (I say word → you say sounds)
Sound Drills
Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.
👂 Listen & Spell — teacher list (10 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /air/air, are, ear · chair
- /er/er (as in her), ir (as in bird), ur (as in turn), or (as in doctor), ar (as in car) · fern
- /ī/i (as in find), ie (as in pie), igh (as in night) · night
- /d/d (as in dog), -ed · dog
- /ā/a (as in table), ai (as in rain), ay (as in play) · rain
- /ē/e (as in me), ea (as in eat), ee (as in see), ey (as in key) · bee
- /s/s (as in sun), ss, c (as in city) · sun
- /m/m (as in moon), mb (as in lamb) · moon
- /ow/ou (as in out), ow (as in cow) · shout
- /oi/oi (as in coin), oy (as in boy) · coin
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
New Concept
Today we learn that EAR can also spell the sound /ear/, like in the word hear.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
In our last lesson we learned three different ways to spell the sound /air/. One way to spell /air/ is EAR like in bear. EAR can also spell a different sound. Sometimes EAR spells /ear/ like in hear. EAR usually comes at the end of a word like near and dear.
ear /ear/
EAR spells /ear/ like in hear, and usually comes at the end of a word like near and dear.
How our mouth moves
To make the /ear/ sound, as in , start with a long /ē/ sound with your lips pulled back into a smile, and then move into an /r/ sound with your lips pulled forward and rounded like this... (model /ear/). Be sure your voice is on. Like all vowels, /ear/ is a continuous sound that can be stretched out (use continuous hand motion). Watch me /ear/. You try /ear/.
Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do