Decoding exercises: "or"

The letter combination "or" has several different pronunciations, mainly /ɔːr/. This article sets out some words teachers can use to help their students become more aware of the differences.

For the case when "or" is followed by a vowel (not including a silent letter) see also Decoding exercises: "orV" and "orrV"

As /ɔː/: before - normal - for - force - forget - form - important - more - north - or - order - report - sort - support

As /ɒ/, /ɔː/: categorical - foreign - forest - historic - minority - moral - orange - origin - priority

As /ɜː/: network - word - work - world - worm - worth

As /ə/: author - - doctor - director - effort - factor - major

Optionally silent "o". See Varisyllabic words.
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