Unit 14: Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw and war
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Here are even more examples of words that use the common ways (or, ore, au and aw) to spell the /or/ sound. These are longer than the ones you've just looked at. How many of these ones can you learn?
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| or as in fork | ore as in shore | au as in sauce | aw as in jaw |
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corner border orchard story* storey* glory normal forty former formal forbid fortune fortunate conform inform reform transform uniform import export report transport portable torment tornado tortoise assortment ornament ...and many more. Remember, or is the most common way to spell the /or/ sound. |
adore before deplore explore galore ignore implore restore therefore and..... carnivore (eats meat) herbivore (eats plants) omnivore (eats anything) |
August autumn auburn auction augment caution cautious exhaust fauna launder laundry author authority authorise (US authorize) authentic autism The prefix auto means self: autobiography autograph automatic automobile automation autopilot The prefix audi means hear: audio audible audience audition |
awning awful awkward dawdle drawer hawthorn lawful lawless lawyer macaw outlaw strawberry tomahawk trawler yawning |
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