IR & UR OG Skills Practice Pack | /er/ Spellings + Graphic Novel Mystery

Build confidence with the IR and UR spelling patterns through an engaging combination of structured literacy practice and story-based reading. This 6-page printable resource gives students targeted practice with two additional spellings for the /er/ sound while moving beyond isolated word work into meaningful reading, comprehension, vocabulary, and writing.
This resource includes:
IR & UR word-sorting practice
Targeted practice with additional spellings for the /er/ sound
A two-page graphic novel/comic-style mystery, The Mystery of the Clockwork Bird
Opportunities to locate IR and UR words while reading
Literal and inferential reading comprehension questions
Vocabulary-in-context practice
Creative draw-and-respond writing activity
Students begin by sorting words such as bird, shirt, third, skirt, turn, hurt, purple, nurse, and burst according to the IR and UR spelling patterns. IR & UR OG Skills Practice
They then apply those skills in The Mystery of the Clockwork Bird, an illustrated comic-style adventure in which Iris and Turner follow clues through Birch Hollow while students identify IR and UR words naturally within connected text. IR & UR OG Skills Practice
The resource extends beyond phonics with both literal and inferential comprehension questions, vocabulary work using words from the story such as vanished, curator, chamber, and whirred, and a creative response activity tied directly to the mystery. IR & UR OG Skills Practice
Perfect for:
Orton-Gillingham instruction
Structured literacy lessons
Homeschool instruction
Reading intervention
Tutoring
Small-group instruction
Independent practice
Skill review and reinforcement
Format: 6-page digital PDF
Skill Focus: IR & UR as additional spellings for /er/
Please note: This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped.
Usage: For individual/family or single-classroom use only. This resource may not be shared, resold, reproduced for commercial distribution, or redistributed digitally.