4 - The French words ending in oir and oire
Complete these words, choose the right ending: oir or oire?
French lesson: Words ending in oir or oire
As a general rule, oir is written at the end of the masculine nouns and oire at the end of the feminine names, but be careful with the exceptions. (un pourboire, un conservatoire, un interrogatoire, un laboratoire, un réfectoire, un territoire, un grimoire, un suppositoire, ...).
All female or male adjectives end in oire except noir.
All verbs end in oir, except boire, reboire, croire, recroire et accroire.
As a general rule, oir is written at the end of the masculine nouns and oire at the end of the feminine names, but be careful with the exceptions. (un pourboire, un conservatoire, un interrogatoire, un laboratoire, un réfectoire, un territoire, un grimoire, un suppositoire, ...).
All female or male adjectives end in oire except noir.
All verbs end in oir, except boire, reboire, croire, recroire et accroire.

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