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OREor

ORE says “or”

ORE at the end of a word makes the “or” sound, like in 'more' and 'store'.

How this rule works

ORE says “or” (the 'or' sound): more, store, before, score, shore, explore. The E is part of the team.

Remember: One more, please — more, store, score!

Examples

morestorebeforescore

Words that use this rule

19 words in the SnapPhonics dictionary use this rule. Tap any word to see how it breaks into sounds.

adorebeforeborechorecoreexplorefolklorefolklore'signoremoreorerestorescoreshoresnoresorestoresworewore

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