Is there a special rule to know when should we write words ending in -or,-er, ar

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Sorry, there's no easy rule for these. The following might help. -er is the most common ending. Verbs ending in a silent e usually change to nouns by ending -er: read/reader write/writer produce/producer -or is used when the base word ends in -ate, -ct, or -it calculate/calculator | contract/contractor...
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Sorry, there's no easy rule for these. The following might help. -er is the most common ending. Verbs ending in a silent e usually change to nouns by ending -er: read/reader write/writer produce/producer -or is used when the base word ends in -ate, -ct, or -it calculate/calculator | contract/contractor | visit/visitor Many of the words that end in -ar actually end in -lar. regular popular similar etcetera. #Pragneshkumar #EnglishAcademy www.facebook.com/pragneshkumar.prajapati read less
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Reading: We will tell beginning, middle, and end of a story. We will ask questions about a story. We will tell story elements. We will write an opinion about a topic. Skills: Phonics and Word Work: We will spell words with beginning blends (scr, spr, tw, spl, str) We will spell words with...
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Reading: We will tell beginning, middle, and end of a story. We will ask questions about a story. We will tell story elements. We will write an opinion about a topic. Skills: Phonics and Word Work: We will spell words with beginning blends (scr, spr, tw, spl, str) We will spell words with ending blends. (-nk, -nd -mp, -lf, -lt) We will spell words with controlled r (ar, er) We will spell words with the floss rule (-ll, -ss, -zz) We will spell words ending with ck, k, ch, and tch) Writing: We will write narratives. We will use the writing process, including revising and editing. We will write narratives with a beginning, middle, and end. We will write stories with sequential detail. read less
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No rules but there are common practices. No real grammatical rule.
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hi chitra, in , or are prepositions Hence can be used in a sentence. or can be used when you have 2 options and ar are not counted in grammar. they are neither added nor used in any rule. these are self generated words you can't change. e.g.- Brother, sister.
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Not exactly. Can you give me a real time example please
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