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When an r follows a vowel, it changes
the sound of that vowel. It is called
a murmur diphthong. The sound of
the a-r murmur diphthong is /ar/. It
sounds like the name of the letter r.
Section Eight: AR Murmur Diphthong
Mark the rest of the first row of a-r murmur diphthongs.
Then write and mark a whole new row of a-r murmur
diphthongs.
ar ar ar ar ar
x
Mark and read these words.
carp scarf
x
star tart
cart harp
start harm
smart lard
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Section Eight: Adding Endings to Murmur Diphthongs
Prove each word at the left. Write it again 2 times to the
right, adding -ing.
park parking parking
star
mark
harm
start
x
Most Common Words
Write these MCWs 3 times.
gone
long
great
light
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Section Eight: Reading with the Murmur Diphthong AR
x
Read the sentence. Choose the correct word to write in
the space to make the sentence complete.
lark
park
spark
barn
star
Mark
Where did Jeff park his car?
The cat is in the _______ .
I put the box in the _______ .
Joan made a nice _______ for
her mom.
farm
start
cart
card
smart
harp
Does the tree have a _______ on
top?
barn
harm
star
The _______ was filled with
plants and trees.
yard
carp
lard
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The sound of the or murmur
diphthong is /or/, just like the little
word “or.” Put an x under the o and
arc the o and r together.
Section Eight: OR Murmur Diphthong
Mark the rest of the first row of o-r murmur diphthongs.
Then write and mark a new row of o-r murmur diphthongs.
or or or or or
x
Prove and read these words.
storm
torn
cord
corn
dorm
x
Most Common Words
stork
horn
pork
born
port
Write these MCWs 3 times.
love
money
lose
laugh
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Section Eight: Reading with the Murmur Diphthong OR
x
Read the sentence. Choose the correct word to write in
the space to make the sentence complete.
horn
storm
pork
fork
cord
torn
Bess was in a bad storm !
Use a _______ to eat the roast.
Where were you _______ ?
worn
corn
born
Dad cuts his _______ off the cob.
cord
corn
dorm
Honk the _______! It’s time to
leave!
A _______ has big wings.
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horn
stork
port
fort
torn
stork
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The murmur diphthongs e-r, u-r, and
i-r all have the same sound. They all
say /er/, as in “her,” “fur,” and “sir.”
Section Eight: ER, UR, and IR Murmur Diphthongs
Mark the rest of the first row of e-r, u-r, and i-r murmur
diphthongs. Then write and mark a whole new row of them.
er er er ur ur ur ir ir ir
x
x
x
Mark and read these words.
jerk
clerk
curb
turn
dirt
first
x
stern
herd
burn
burst
skirt
twirl
Most Common Words
Write these MCWs 2 times.
island by
genius
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Section Eight: Murmur Diphthongs
AR, ER, IR, OR, and UR
Mark and read these words. They use all five murmur
diphthongs.
storm
girl star stern
hurt x
born
burn
cart
fur cord
dirt
corn
smart
Bert
skirt
Most Common Words
Write these MCWs 2 times.
earn
learn
early
heard
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Section Eight: Exceptions to Murmur Diphthongs:
Silent E, Adjacents, and Crazy W
Silent E: Follow the silent e skill when e comes right after the
r in a murmur diphthong. Prove these words.
fire care here
pure more tire
X
X
Adjacents: If adjacents come first, follow the adjacent
vowel skill. Prove these words.
fear dear steer
hear air tear
X X
Crazy W: When w come before a-r it says /or/. When w
comes before o-r it says /er/! Prove these words.
war warn ward
er
word world worst
work worm
or
X
X
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