English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Earn Pronunciation
Earn is pronounced URN, IPA /ˈɝn/.
URN
US /ˈɝn/ · UK /ˈɜːn/
Syllables: URN (1 syllable)
verb: To receive money for work, or to gain something by deserving it.
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Earn in a Sentence
- She earns more than she did in London.
- You earn a day of leave for every month worked.
- He earned their trust slowly.
Common Mispronunciations of Earn
Not EE-urn
One beat only, since the ear collapses into the single vowel of her.
Not AYRN
No ay sound belongs in the word. Learn, heard, and pearl take the same flat ur value.
Tip: Earn and urn are identical in sound. The ear spelling gives ur in earn, early, and earth, but eer in ear, hear, and clear.
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