Concept:The word “pour” contains the vowel sound
/o:/, which is the same sound heard in “ore”.
Explanation:The underlined letters “our” in “pour” produce the sound
/o:/.
This is a long open “o” sound, like the one in “ore”.
Option A, “hour”, starts with
/au/.
Option B, “how”, also has the
/au/ sound.
Option C, “favour”, has the schwa sound
/e/ in its final syllable.
Option D, “ore”, is pronounced
/o:/, exactly matching the vowel sound in “pour”.
Answer:D. ore