Applying the new 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a' | English

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Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: After school, I like to __________ with my friends.
- tork
- talk ✓
- talck
- toorc
Choose the 'or' spellings that match to the words.
- a
  
  ⇔
  
  ball ✓
- ough
  
  ⇔
  
  thought ✓
- ore
  
  ⇔
  
  snore ✓
The 'ough' spelling of the 'or' sound is used in verbs in which tense? For example, 'fought', 'bought', 'thought'.
- past tense ✓
- present tense
- future tense
Which sentences are in the past tense?
- I bring my bag to school.
- I brought by bag to school. ✓
- I think it is my friend's birthday.
- I thought it was my friend's birthday. ✓
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: I need a borl to play with.
- bal
- ball ✓
- boughl
Write the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: I brort my coat into the classroom.
- 'brought' ✓

Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: The sun is shining and it is __________ today.
- werm
- walm
- warm ✓
Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: She walked __________ the park.
- toowords
- towords
- towards ✓
- towads
Choose the 'or' spelling that matches the words.
- bought
  
  ⇔
  
  ough ✓
- shore
  
  ⇔
  
  ore ✓
- small
  
  ⇔
  
  a ✓
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: I would like a smorl snack to eat.
- smawl
- smal
- small ✓
Write the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: He thort he would go home.
- 'thought' ✓
Write the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: I orlwaze drink water before going to bed.
- 'always' ✓

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‘ore’ is a representation of the 'or' phoneme that usually comes at the end of a word.
'ough' and 'a' are alternative spellings of the 'or' phoneme.
Most words using the 'ough' spelling are past tense verbs.
The 'or' sound is usually spelt as 'a' before 'l' or 'll'.
How to spell the common exception words: war, warm and towards.

Children can get confused by sounds that use the same spellings, such as 'ar' and 'or'.

Remind children that the same sound can be represented in a number of ways and the same spelling can represent a number of sounds.