KS2 Spelling Quiz: Master -or, -oor, -ore Words

English Quiz - Spelling: -or-, -oor-, and -ore- (Questions)

Let's dive into a KS2 English spelling quiz, exploring words ending in or, oor, and ore! Spell moor, or is it more? The combos 'or', 'oor', and 'ore' can be a bit tricky. And it doesn't help when 'au' and 'aw' sound like 'or' and 'oor'!

Everyone has words that are tricky to spell. If you find them hard, take a few moments or minutes to think about the word. Good spelling is a big plus, so it's worth the extra time!

Test your spelling skills with this cool English quiz!

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Open upland which often has peaty soil.

[ ]	Maw
[ ]	More
[ ]	Moor
[ ]	Mor

Proper, correct or refined.

[ ]	Foormal
[ ]	Formal
[ ]	Foremal
[ ]	Fawmal

The opposite of 'after'.

[ ]	Befoor
[ ]	Befor
[ ]	Befaw
[ ]	Before

To love deeply.

[ ]	Adore
[ ]	Adoor
[ ]	Ador
[ ]	Adoar

Oats simmered in water or milk and served for breakfast.

[ ]	Poreage
[ ]	Porridge
[ ]	Pooridge
[ ]	Paurage

Someone who gives an account of an event to someone else (especially the news).

[ ]	Reporeter
[ ]	Repourter
[ ]	Repoorter
[ ]	Reporter

Someone who is outspoken can be described as ......

[ ]	fourthright
[ ]	forethright
[ ]	forthright
[ ]	foorthright

A practical lesson, or principle, taught by a story.

[ ]	Moral
[ ]	Moreal
[ ]	Morel
[ ]	Mooral

Knowledge which can be shared.

[ ]	Infaumation
[ ]	Information
[ ]	Inforemation
[ ]	Infoormation

10.

A share of something.

[ ]	Pawtion
[ ]	Poortion
[ ]	Poretion
[ ]	Portion

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English Quiz - Spelling: -or-, -oor-, and -ore- (Answers)

Open upland which often has peaty soil.

[ ]	Maw
[ ]	More
[x]	Moor
[ ]	Mor

An example is: We walked across the moor this morning.

Proper, correct or refined.

[ ]	Foormal
[x]	Formal
[ ]	Foremal
[ ]	Fawmal

Be careful with words beginning with 'for' - make sure you don't use 'fore'.

The opposite of 'after'.

[ ]	Befoor
[ ]	Befor
[ ]	Befaw
[x]	Before

The phrase 'fore and aft' describes the two ends of a ship. Can you guess which word means towards the front of the ship?

To love deeply.

[x]	Adore
[ ]	Adoor
[ ]	Ador
[ ]	Adoar

Playing word games such as Scrabble Junior will improve your spelling no end!

Oats simmered in water or milk and served for breakfast.

[ ]	Poreage
[x]	Porridge
[ ]	Pooridge
[ ]	Paurage

Porridge can also be a very thick soup made of meat, vegetables and barley - but would you want that for breakfast?

Someone who gives an account of an event to someone else (especially the news).

[ ]	Reporeter
[ ]	Repourter
[ ]	Repoorter
[x]	Reporter

If you know how to spell report, this will help you with reporter.

Someone who is outspoken can be described as ......

[ ]	fourthright
[ ]	forethright
[x]	forthright
[ ]	foorthright

To be 'forthright' means to go 'straight forward', or to be direct.

A practical lesson, or principle, taught by a story.

[x]	Moral
[ ]	Moreal
[ ]	Morel
[ ]	Mooral

Morel is a word - it's a type of mushroom.

Knowledge which can be shared.

[ ]	Infaumation
[x]	Information
[ ]	Inforemation
[ ]	Infoormation

To inform is to tell, so we add 'ation' to the end.

10.

A share of something.

[ ]	Pawtion
[ ]	Poortion
[ ]	Poretion
[x]	Portion

Can I have a portion of your pizza please?