Final Syllables
er,-ar,-,or
List 10
5th grade
Final Syllables
er, ar, or
• The final syllables er, ar, and or often
sound alike.
• Sometimes the only spelling rule to
follow is to memorize.
• Ex. locker, pillar, and harbor.
danger
• exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
wander
• to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or
direction
tractor
• a powerful motor vehicle used for pulling farm
machinery
dollar
• a paper money
harbor
• such a body of water having docks
eager
• keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently
longing
eraser
• a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth.
surrender
• to yield or resign in favor of another.
solar
• of or relating to the sun
sticker
• an adhesive label.
locker
• A chest, drawer, compartment, closet
helicopter
• any of a class of heavier air craft
pillar
• any upright, supporting part; post
refrigerator
• a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink,
etc., are kept cool
caterpillar
• the wormlike larva of a butterfly or a moth
rumor
• gossip; hearsay
glimmer
• a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
linger
• to remain or stay on in a place longer than is
usual or expected
sensor
• a mechanical device a sensitive to light.
alligator
• either of two broad snouted crocodilians of
the genus Alligator
numerator
• the number in a fraction that is above the line
and that is divided by the number below the
line
collector
• a person who collects certain things as a
hobby
ancestor
• a person who was in someone's family in past
times
counselor
• a person who provides advice as a job
denominator
• the number in a fraction that is below the line
and that divides the number above the line

Final syllables er ar or 10