Transcript Common Syllables

The –er Ending in TwoSyllable Words
The –er Ending
Say the word playing.
Replace the /ing/ sound with /er/.
What is the new word?
player
The –er Ending
Say the word catching.
Replace the /ing/ sound with /er/.
What is the new word?
catcher
The –er Ending
player
Notice that the er make one sound, which is
/er/.
This is the same sound that you hear in the
middle of the word bird.
The –er Ending
Say the word catcher.
How many syllables does it have?
catch / er
Which syllable has the er sound?
The second syllable
The –er Ending
Say the word painter.
How many syllables does it have?
paint / er
Which syllable has the er sound?
The second syllable
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Say the word farmer.
How many syllables does it have?
farm / er
Which syllable has the er sound?
The second syllable
The –er Ending
Say the word reader.
How many syllables does it have?
read / er
Which syllable has the er sound?
The second syllable
The –er Ending
Say the word jumper.
How many syllables does it have?
jump / er
Which syllable has the er sound?
The second syllable
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In all of these words, the –er ending means
“a person who does something.”
The –er Ending
What does the word player mean?
Take off the –er and look at the base word
play.
It must be a person who plays.
The –er Ending
What does the word catcher mean?
Take off the –er and look at the base word
play.
It must be a person who catches.
The –er Ending
What does the word painter mean?
Take off the –er and look at the base word
play.
It must be a person who paints.
The –er Ending
What does the word farmer mean?
Take off the –er and look at the base word
play.
It must be a person who farms.
The –er Ending
What does the word reader mean?
Take off the –er and look at the base word
play.
It must be a person who reads.
The –er Ending
What does the word jumper mean?
Take off the –er and look at the base word
play.
It must be a person who jumps.
The –er Ending
Read the word printer.
How many syllables does it have?
print / er
Notice that it always breaks at the er.
The –er Ending
Read the word power.
How many syllables does it have?
pow / er
The –er Ending
Read the word blister.
How many syllables does it have?
blist / er
The –er Ending
Read the word cinder.
How many syllables does it have?
cind / er
The –er Ending
Read the word October.
How many syllables does it have?
Oc / to / ber
The –er Ending
Read the word toaster.
How many syllables does it have?
toast / er
The –er Ending
Read the word whenever.
How many syllables does it have?
when / ev / er
The –er Ending
Read the word butler.
How many syllables does it have?
but / ler
The –er Ending
Copy the following words and
divide them into syllables.
section fraction contraction
fracture pasture future
Tell your answers to a partner.
Complete practice book page 11.
The –er Ending
Read the following words out loud.
trainer
wister
plipper
metter
rainter
The –er Ending
Read the following words out loud.
tantrum
drummer
boastful
computer
cracker
The –er Ending
Read the following sentence out loud.
She wanted to be a better trombone player,
not a newspaper writer.
Which words end in –er?
Better, player, newspaper, and writer
Your Turn
Turn your practice book to page 69.