Phonics worksheet for learning 'er', 'ir', 'ur' sounds with word-picture matching exercises.

Let’s go step by step to match each word pair with the correct picture.

We are listening for words that contain “er”, “ir”, or “ur” — and we need to pick the right word AND the matching picture from the bottom row.

Here are the pictures (left to right):

1. Stirring something in a bowl → stir
2. A tiger → tiger
3. A boy holding his knee, looking hurt → hurt
4. A shirt → shirt
5. A hand near fire → burn
6. An envelope with a letter → letter

Now let’s go through each question:

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First row, left:
Words: *hurt* / *curt*
Picture options? We have to choose which word matches one of the 6 pictures.
→ “hurt” matches picture #3 (boy with injured knee).
“curt” is not shown anywhere.
✔ So answer: hurt + picture #3

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First row, right:
Words: *skirt* / *shirt*
→ “shirt” matches picture #4 (blue button-up shirt)
“skirt” isn’t pictured.
✔ Answer: shirt + picture #4

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Second row, left:
Words: *better* / *letter*
→ “letter” matches picture #6 (envelope with paper inside)
“better” has no picture.
✔ Answer: letter + picture #6

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Second row, right:
Words: *tiger* / *otter*
→ “tiger” matches picture #2 (orange striped animal)
“otter” isn’t shown.
✔ Answer: tiger + picture #2

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Third row, left:
Words: *burn* / *turn*
→ “burn” matches picture #5 (hand near flames)
“turn” isn’t pictured.
✔ Answer: burn + picture #5

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Third row, right:
Words: *sir* / *stir*
→ “stir” matches picture #1 (spoon stirring in bowl)
“sir” isn’t pictured.
✔ Answer: stir + picture #1

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Final Answer:
Top-left: hurt
Top-right: shirt
Middle-left: letter
Middle-right: tiger
Bottom-left: burn
Bottom-right: stir