our
determinerBelonging to a group of people that includes the person speaking.
determinerBelonging to a group of people that includes the person speaking and the person being spoken to.
determinerBelonging to a place, school, country, or group that the speaker is part of.
determinerBelonging to all people in general.
determinerUsed before someone's name to show they are a close friend or family member.
"our" does not follow standard phonics patterns and should be memorized.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: OUR says /aʊər/
OUR can make the /aʊər/ sound, like in 'hour', 'sour', and 'flour'.
OUR can also say /aʊər/ (like 'ow' + 'er'): hour, sour, flour, scour, devour.
Tip
One hour is sour — hour, sour, flour!
Examples
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