Lesson 22 Phonics (er, ir, ur)

The __________ like to come to Mort's backyard.

• birds

• curbs

• ferns

When a cat comes by, the birds __________ away.

• dirt

• her

• swirl

They do not want the cat to ________ them.

• girl

• hurt

• skirt

They _______ in a tree and wait for the cat to go away.

• lurch

• perch

• shirt

The cat ________ and walks away.

• first

• skirts

• turns

It is Fern's ________.

• birthday

• fur

• surf

Fern's mother gave the _______ gift.

• burn

• first

• spur

It is a new _______.

• curb

• nurse

• purse

Fern's friends give _______ gifts, too.

• churn

• her

• stir

She gets a shirt and a ________.

• curl

• dirt

• skirt