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Word Study - /ûr/, /îr/

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The farmer planted corn in the rich ______.

a)

earth

b)

erath

c)

eurth

d)

eorth

2.

Microscopes let us ______ at tiny cells.

a)

pear

b)

peer

c)

paer

d)

peor

3.

I will ______ the rope in circles.

a)

twerl

b)

thirl

c)

twirl

d)

twril

4.

A smoky ______ smell filled the air.

a)

bornt

b)

bernt

c)

barnt

d)

burnt

5.

I got a ______ of paint on my new shirt.

a)

smear

b)

smaer

c)

smier

d)

smeir

6.

You can ______ your skills with lots of practice.

a)

farther

b)

further

c)

ferther

d)

fruther

7.

They are smiling and ______ to be happy.

a)

appaer

b)

appier

c)

appair

d)

appear

8.

Winning made all the effort ______.

a)

worthwhile

b)

werthwhile

c)

wrothwhile

d)

wurthwhile

9.

His mean comment hit a ______ with the others in the room.

a)

nirve

b)

nerve

c)

nurve

d)

nervi

10.

Marco tied his boat to the ______.

a)

pire

b)

peri

c)

pier

d)

peir

11.

We watched the dog ______ to fit under the fence.

a)

squerm

b)

squarm

c)

squrim

d)

squirm

12.

The ______ hikers found an open spot to rest.

a)

weary

b)

waery

c)

weiary

d)

wieary

13.

Forest rangers stay ______ for fires.

a)

alurt

b)

alert

c)

alirt

d)

alort

14.

The ______ of the water was a soothing sound.

a)

mermer

b)

mrumur

c)

murmur

d)

mormor

15.

Drink water if you are ______.

a)

thristy

b)

thirstie

c)

thersty

d)

thirsty

16.

Put the car in ______ to pull out of the parking spot.

a)

reverse

b)

revrese

c)

revorse

d)

riverse

17.

The temple of ______ that we visited was beautiful.

a)

worshop

b)

worship

c)

warship

d)

worshep

18.

Sam is preparing for a ______ in journalism.

a)

cariir

b)

cereer

c)

career

d)

carerr

19.

Scientists do ______ in labs.

a)

research

b)

risearch

c)

resaerch

d)

reserch

20.

People who ______ are not paid.

a)

volunter

b)

volonteer

c)

valunteer

d)

volunteer