Phonics word list
Ore words
In short
Ore spells /or/ when it ends a word: more, store and before. The e is silent. Our checked list has 79 words where ore says /or/.
At a glance
- Words in our list
- 79
- By syllables
- one syllable: 27 · two syllables: 47 · three or more syllables: 5
- Taught in
- Lesson 78 in the sequence
Ore words, most common first
Spelling units show how each word breaks into the letters that spell one sound; a_e is a vowel and silent e working together. Readable after is the first lesson where a student can sound out the whole word.
One syllable
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| bore | b·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| core | c·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| more | m·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| wore | w·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| score | s·c·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| store | s·t·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| scores | s·c·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| stores | s·t·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| sore | s·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| tore | t·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| bores | b·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| swore | s·w·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| ore | ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| fore | f·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| lore | l·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| pore | p·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| chore | ch·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| cores | c·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| pores | p·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| shore | sh·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| snore | s·n·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| sores | s·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| spore | s·p·ore | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| chores | ch·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| shores | sh·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| snores | s·n·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
| spores | s·p·ore·s | 1 | Lesson 78 |
Two syllables
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| before | b·e·f·ore | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| ignore | i·g·n·ore | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| ignores | i·g·n·ore·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| restore | r·e·s·t·ore | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| restores | r·e·s·t·ore·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| therefore | th·e·r·e·f·ore | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| boredom | b·ore·d·o·m | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| explore | e·x·p·l·ore | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| explores | e·x·p·l·ore·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forecast | f·ore·c·a·s·t | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| bookstore | b·oo·k·s·t·ore | 2 | Lesson 89 |
| forecasts | f·ore·c·a·s·t·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forego | f·ore·g·o | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| sorely | s·ore·l·y | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forearm | f·ore·ar·m | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| foresaw | f·ore·s·aw | 2 | Lesson 93 |
| foresee | f·ore·s·ee | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| implore | i·m·p·l·ore | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| folklore | f·o·l·k·l·ore | 2 | Not in the sequence |
| forearms | f·ore·ar·m·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forebode | f·ore·b·o_e·d | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| foregone | f·ore·g·o·n·e | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forehead | f·ore·h·ea·d | 2 | Lesson 94 |
| foremost | f·ore·m·o·s·t | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| foreplay | f·ore·p·l·ay | 2 | Lesson 84 |
| foreseen | f·ore·s·ee·n | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| foresees | f·ore·s·ee·s | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| foretell | f·ore·t·e·ll | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| foretold | f·ore·t·o·l·d | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forewarn | f·ore·w·a·r·n | 2 | Lesson 93 |
| foreword | f·ore·w·or·d | 2 | Lesson 82 |
| implores | i·m·p·l·ore·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| offshore | o·ff·sh·ore | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| seashore | s·ea·sh·ore | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| forefront | f·ore·f·r·o·n·t | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| foreheads | f·ore·h·ea·d·s | 2 | Lesson 94 |
| foresight | f·ore·s·igh·t | 2 | Lesson 87 |
| forestall | f·ore·s·t·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| foretaste | f·ore·t·a·s·t·e | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forewarns | f·ore·w·a·r·n·s | 2 | Lesson 93 |
| storeroom | s·t·ore·r·oo·m | 2 | Lesson 90 |
| foreground | f·ore·g·r·ou·n·d | 2 | Lesson 96 |
| forestalls | f·ore·s·t·a·ll·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| foretastes | f·ore·t·a·s·t·e·s | 2 | Lesson 78 |
| forewarned | f·ore·w·a·r·n·ed | 2 | Lesson 93 |
| storehouse | s·t·ore·h·ou·s·e | 2 | Lesson 96 |
| forethought | f·ore·th·ough·t | 2 | Lesson 116 |
Three or more syllables
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| beforehand | b·e·f·ore·h·a·n·d | 3 | Lesson 78 |
| moreover | m·ore·o·v·er | 3 | Lesson 80 |
| forecasting | f·ore·c·a·s·t·i·ng | 3 | Lesson 78 |
| furthermore | f·ur·th·er·m·ore | 3 | Lesson 81 |
| foreseeable | f·ore·s·ee·a·b·le | 4 | Lesson 85 |
When do these words become readable?
The lessons where the most words on this page become decodable. Words marked not in the sequence have a spelling the sequence never teaches as a pattern.
How do you teach ore words?
Teach ore with or. "At the end of a word, /or/ is often spelled ore." Read more, core, store, shore, before. Add -s, -d and -ing to show the e drops before a vowel suffix (stored, storing).
What mistake do students make with ore words?
Students spell more as mor. Ask, "Is /or/ the last sound?" If yes, ore is the common choice. Reading errors are rare.
Where do ore words come in the sequence?
Ore is taught with or, after ar. In the sequence we use, the pattern is taught in Lesson 78.
Exceptions worth knowing
For, nor and or end in or, not ore. Four and pour spell /or/ with our. Door and floor use oor.
Decodable sentences
Every word in these sentences can be read at Lesson 78 or earlier, or is a heart word taught by then.
- I want more.
- Go to the store.
- The shore is far.
Questions people ask
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How this list was built
Every word comes from our lexicon of common English words, each split into spelling units and checked against a pronouncing dictionary, so a word is listed under the sound its spelling really makes. Words a student sees in our assessments are left out. The readable after lesson comes from our decodability engine, which checks each spelling unit and syllable pattern against the lesson sequence. You can run your own text through the same engine with the free decodable text checker.