R-controlled Vowels > How to pronounce ‘or’ /ɔr/ > Common ‘or’ /ɔr/ spellings > Practice pronouncing ‘or’ /ɔr/
Common 'or' /ɔr/ spellings
1. or
a. corn /kɔrn/
b. north /nɔrθ/
c. short /ʃɔrt/
2. ore
a. more /mɔr/
b. store /stɔr/
c. before /bə 'fɔr/
3. oar
a. board /bɔrd/
b. roar /rɔr/
c. soar /sɔr/
4. (w+)ar
a. warm /wɔrm/
b. warning /wɔrn ɪŋ/
c. award /ə 'wɔrd/
'or sound' non-phonetic words
Non-phonetic words are not pronounced according to their spelling. Their pronunciations should be memorized.
1. four
2. floor
3. door