Words / A1

EER/ɪə/

Sound comes in through the ear. You hear with your ears (two). Earache is pain in the ear. Do not mix ear with hear — one is the body part, the other is the verb. Whisper in someone's ear means speak very quietly to them.

Meaning

The part of the body you hear with.

Examples

• “She has a pain in her left ear.”
• “Cover your ears — it is loud.”
• “The doctor looked in my ear.”

Good to know

left ear / right ear. hear with your ears. Pain: earache.

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