More examples: or words

One way to spell the /or/ sound is using the letter combination or. You can spot this pattern in words like fork, short, and born. Click on the speaker icon next to each word in this list to hear how the /or/ sound is pronounced.

As there are three other common ways of spelling the /or/ sound, it is important to become familiar with words that use the or spelling pattern.

You can use the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check spelling activity to help you do this and then take the Listen and Spell test or play one out our spelling games to confirm your knowledge. Keep up the hard work and you’ll master the /or/ spelling pattern in no time!

cord	She tied the cord of the gown tightly.
ford	The water in the ford was too deep to cross.
cork	The cork flew out of the champagne bottle.
form	Will you please sign this form?
storm	There's a bad storm coming tonight.
born	I was born in May. *
corn	The hen pecked at the corn.
horn	You should only honk your car horn when necessary.
torn	I need to stitch up my torn coat.
fort	An old fort stands on the hill.
port	The tourists got ready to disembark at the next port. *
short	I wrote a short note to my friend.
sport	My favourite sport is tennis. *
porch	He sits in the porch in his rocking chair.
torch	You will need a torch to see in the dark. *
scorch	The fire left scorch marks on the ground.
force	We had to force our way in after we lost the keys.
forge	A blacksmith works with metals in a forge.
gorge	The Grand Canyon is a huge gorge.