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Year 1 - The Sound or

Listen for the or sound in simple words. This Year 1 spelling quiz helps you choose the right letters when you hear that sound.

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Fascinating Fact:

You can hear or in fork.

In KS1 English Spelling (Year 1), pupils learn to hear sounds in words and choose the correct letters. This quiz focuses on spelling the or sound in common, everyday words.

Key Terms

Sound: What you hear when you say a word or part of a word.
Blend: Two or more sounds pushed together, like f-r in “frog”.
Spell: To write a word using the correct letters in the correct order.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What does the or sound mean in Year 1 spelling?

In Year 1 spelling, the or sound is the sound you hear in words like “for” and “corn”, and it is often written with the letters o and r.

What are some or words for Year 1?

Common or words include “for”, “fork”, “corn”, “sort”, and “short”. Children practise hearing the sound and matching it to the letters.

How do you teach a child to spell or words?

Say the word slowly, spot the or sound, then write the letters o and r together. Repeating the word and reading it back helps it stick.

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1 .

The ____ on the rose had ____ his shirt.

thorn and toren

forn and torn

forne and torn

thorn and torn

Roses actually have prickles but everyone calls them thorns.

2 .

He put his ____ in the ____ and pulled!

thork and cork

fork and corc

fork and kork

fork and cork

The first factory to make corks was in Spain in 1750.

3 .

The ____ was ____ last week.

horse and born

horse and dorn

hors and born

horse and borne

We call baby horses foals.

4 .

____ a queue if you want some ____ on the cob.

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Forme and corn

Form and corne

Form and corn

Corn on the cob is known as maize in some countries.

5 .

Hansel and Gretel was his favourite ____.

storey

story

storie

storiey

The last two words aren't real and the first answer means the storey in a building, as in which floor someone is on.

6 .

We can walk across this ____.

phord

ford

thord

forde

A ford is the shallow part of a river that you can walk across.

7 .

That baby has just been ____.

dorn

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dorne

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8 .

We are going ____ a ____ walk.

four and short

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for and short

for and shorte

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9 .

He played the French ____ in the ____.

horn and mornin

horn and morning

horn and mornig

horne and morning

Surprisingly, the French horn isn't French - it was actually invented by a German!

10 .

The ____ of the manor pulled the ____ so that his servants would come and help him.

lord and corb

lord and cord

lored and cord

lord and cored

There is a word 'cored'. The core of something is the centre, like an apple core. If we remove the core, we would say the apple has been cored.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author: Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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