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Unit 12. Spelling choices for /air/ sound: air, ar
Study the word list: ear words Study
Learn using Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check: ear words Learn
Spelling Games: ear words Games
Listen and Spell test: ear words Test
Printable worksheets and activities: ear words Print
Handwriting worksheets: ear words Write

Games: ear words

Learn to spell the word list: ear words using the spelling games on this page.

Word list description

Let’s take a look at some words that use ear to make the /air/ sound. This pattern is less common, but the words it appears in are very useful. Examples like bear, wear, and pear are all spelled with ear, and they’re easy to learn once you understand the pattern. You might use wear when talking about clothes or bear when describing how much you can tolerate.

Study these words and you’ll be able to spell them correctly in no time!

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Spelling games

Free games

Winter spelling gameSpelling Snowball
Winter spelling fun!

Egg hunt spelling gameEgg Hunt
 Crack the eggs!

Word search Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Print version

Against the clock Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.

Mayan Temple spelling gameMayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.

Monkey Business spelling gameMonkey Business
It's bananas!


Pattern recognition games Pattern recognition games are anagram based games designed to help identify and memorise the sequence of letters within a word.

Fishy Business spelling gameFishy Business
A fishy game that bites!

Rain spelling gameRain Drops
A spelling game for a rainy day.

Chick spelling gameEgg Hunt
Crack the eggs!

Asteroids spelling gameAsteroids
Out of this world spelling game!

Bouncing Anagram spelling gameBouncing Anagram
A lively anagram spelling game.

Bouncing Anagram Extreme spelling gameBouncing Anagram Extreme
An extreme anagram game!

Problem solving games Problem solving games help with word and letter pattern recognition and proofreading skills.

Wild West spelling gameWild West
Get off your horse and spell.

Which Witch spelling gameWhich Witch
Hangman with a twist.

Word search Word Search, medium
The classic English word game.
Print version

Word search Word Search, large
The classic English word game.
Print version

CodebreakerCodebreaker
Decode the enemy message.

Voice and vocabulary games Voice and vocabulary games help to strengthen the important link between the way words are spoken and written and introduce or reinforce vocabulary.

Bugs spelling gameSticky Bugs
Catch bugs to spell the words.

Spelling Bee spelling game Spelling Bee
A 'Spelling Bee' style game.

Cool Spelling game Cool Spelling
Chill Out!

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