Upper Primary Week 1 Focus ‘ar sounds - ar & ir’

The Rule ar – ir This ‘ar’ sound is always found at the end of words.

liar collar

dollar scholar

cedar cheddar

nectar cellar

briar friar

pillar molar

polar solar

Gibraltar lunar

calendar binocular

elixir choir

liar l-i-a-r Sounds: 4 Syllables: li / ar = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: li / ar = 3

collar C-o-ll-a-r Sounds: 5 Digraphs: 1 - ll Syllables: coll / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: 1 - ll Syllables: coll / ar = 2

dollar D-o-ll-a-r Sounds: 5 Digraphs: 1 - ll Syllables: doll / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: 1 - ll Syllables: doll / ar = 2

scholar s-ch-o-l-a-r Sounds: 6 Digraphs:1 – ch (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs:1 – ch Syllables: schol / ar = 2

cedar C-e-d-a-r Sounds: 5 Syllables: ce / dar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: ce / dar = 2

cheddar Ch-e-dd-a-r Sounds: 5 Digraphs: 2 – ch, dd (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: 2 – ch, dd Syllables: che / ddar = 2

nectar N-e-c-t-a-r Sounds: 6 Syllables: nec / tar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: nec / tar = 2

cellar C-e-ll-a-r Sounds: 5 Digraphs: 1 – ll Syllables: cell / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: 1 – ll Syllables: cell / ar = 2

briar B-r-i-a-r Sounds: 5 Syllables: bri / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: bri / ar = 2

friar F-r-i-a-r Sounds: 5 Syllables: fri/ ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: fri/ ar = 2

pillar P-i-ll-a-r Sounds: 5 Digraphs: 1 - ll Syllables: pill / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: 1 - ll Syllables: pill / ar = 2

molar M-o-l-a-r Sounds: 5 Syllables: mol / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: mol / ar = 2

polar P-o-l-a-r Sounds: 5 Syllables: pol / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: pol / ar = 2

solar S-o-l-a-r Sounds: 5 Syllables: sol / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: sol / ar = 2

Gibraltar G-i-b-r-a-l-t-a-r Sounds: 9 Syllables: gi / bralt / ar = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: gi / bralt / ar = 3

lunar L-u-n-a-r Sounds: 5 Syllables: lun / ar = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: lun / ar = 2

calendar C-a-l-e-n-d-a-r Sounds: 8 Syllables: ca / len / dar = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: ca / len / dar = 3

binocular B-i-n-o-c-u-l-a-r Sounds: 9 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: bi / noc / u / lar = 4

elixir E-l-i-x-i-r Sounds: 6 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: e / lix / ir = 3

choir C-h-o-i-r Sounds: 5 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: choi / r = 2