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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound ore (Questions)

Some words have an ore sound. This Year 1 spelling quiz helps you listen carefully and choose the right letters to spell those words.

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Fascinating Fact:

You can hear ore in store.

In KS1 English Spelling (Year 1), pupils learn to spot sounds in words and match them to spellings. This quiz practises words where the ore sound appears.

Key Terms

  • Digraph: Two letters that make one sound, like sh.
  • Segment: To split a word into its sounds, like s-t-or.
  • Word: A group of letters that has a meaning.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is the ore sound in Year 1 phonics?

In Year 1 phonics, the ore sound is the sound you hear in words like “store” or “more”, and it can be written using the letters o-r-e.

What are some ore words for Year 1?

Some simple ore words are “more”, “store”, “shore”, and “score”. Children practise saying the word, hearing the sound, and choosing the correct spelling.

How can I help my child spell ore words at home?

Say the word, clap the sounds, then write it together. Point out the ore pattern and read the finished word aloud to check it makes sense.

Try These Related Quizzes

1. Please sir, I want some ____?
[ ] mor
[ ] more
[ ] moore
[ ] moowe
2. He shoots, he ____!
[ ] skores
[ ] scors
[ ] scores
[ ] skors
3. I had cheese ____ I went to bed.
[ ] before
[ ] befor
[ ] defore
[ ] beffore
4. He ____ his navy uniform every day.
[ ] rore
[ ] wrore
[ ] wowe
[ ] wore
5. The mermaid swam to the ____.
[ ] schore
[ ] schor
[ ] shor
[ ] shore
6. They opened a new clothing ____.
[ ] stor
[ ] store
[ ] storre
[ ] stoar
7. Please don't ____ on the plane.
[ ] snore
[ ] snor
[ ] snorre
[ ] smore
8. I ____ baby monkeys!
[ ] abore
[ ] adore
[ ] addore
[ ] adoore
9. You are a ____; I'm really ____.
[ ] bore and borred
[ ] bore and boreed
[ ] bore and bored
[ ] boore and bored
10. I hate tidying; it's a real ____.
[ ] schore
[ ] shore
[ ] chore
[ ] tchore

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound ore (Answers)
1. Please sir, I want some ____?
[ ] mor
[x] more
[ ] moore
[ ] moowe
This is a famous line from Charles Dickens' book, Oliver Twist.
2. He shoots, he ____!
[ ] skores
[ ] scors
[x] scores
[ ] skors
If you kick the ball in the wrong net, it's called an 'own goal'.
3. I had cheese ____ I went to bed.
[x] before
[ ] befor
[ ] defore
[ ] beffore
An old wives' tale says that if you eat cheese before you go to bed, you'll have nightmares.
4. He ____ his navy uniform every day.
[ ] rore
[ ] wrore
[ ] wowe
[x] wore
The navy is the same as the army except they train and battle at sea.
5. The mermaid swam to the ____.
[ ] schore
[ ] schor
[ ] shor
[x] shore
Mermaids are legends; this means they don't exist but people used to believe they did.
6. They opened a new clothing ____.
[ ] stor
[x] store
[ ] storre
[ ] stoar
The last answer does contain the 'ore' sound as 'oar' sounds the same.
7. Please don't ____ on the plane.
[x] snore
[ ] snor
[ ] snorre
[ ] smore
Snoring often happens when someone can't breathe through their nose.
8. I ____ baby monkeys!
[ ] abore
[x] adore
[ ] addore
[ ] adoore
If you adore something or someone it means you love them deeply.
9. You are a ____; I'm really ____.
[ ] bore and borred
[ ] bore and boreed
[x] bore and bored
[ ] boore and bored
Because the word bore ends in an 'e', we just need to add a 'd' to change the tense.
10. I hate tidying; it's a real ____.
[ ] schore
[ ] shore
[x] chore
[ ] tchore
A chore is a household job that you don't really like doing.
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