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Unit 25: Spelling the schwa ending: er ar or our re a
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Unit 25: Word endings: -er, -ar, -or, -our, -re, -a and -ery,

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Spelling the schwa ending: our, re

Teaching point Here are two more ways of spelling the schwa ending:
American English words with schwa endings American English words with schwa endings
-or as in color -er as in theater

These are the American spellings. British spelling replaces lots of -or words with -our and -er with -re.

-or as in color
American English words with schwa endings
-er as in theater
American English words with schwa endings
armor
candor
clamor
demeanor
endeavor
flavor
glamor
harbor
honor
humor
labor
neighbor
odor
rancor
rigor
rumor
savor
splendor
valor
vapor
vigor
savior
behavior
caliber
center
centimeter
meter
millimeter
liter
fiber
luster
maneuver
meager
saber
scepter
somber
specter
American English words with schwa endings
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American English words with schwa endings
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Of course there are exceptions! These words are spelled -re in the U.K and the U.S:
acre massacre mediocre ogre

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