Words / A1

OW-uh/ˈaʊə/

Clocks cut the day into hours — sixty minutes each. The class is one hour. For hours means a long time. Hour and our sound the same in many accents — spelling is the trap. Half an hour / an hour and a half are set phrases.

Meaning

A period of sixty minutes.

Examples

• “The class is one hour long.”
• “We waited for an hour.”
• “The shop is open twenty-four hours.”

Good to know

an hour (h is silent). 60 minutes. Not our (belonging to us).

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