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Ours Pronunciation
Ours is pronounced OW-erz, IPA /ˈaʊɝz/.
OW-erz
US /ˈaʊɝz/ · UK /ˈaʊəz/
Syllables: OW · erz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
pronoun (possessive): The possessive pronoun used when something belongs to us.
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Ours in a Sentence
- That table is ours.
- Ours is the blue door at the end.
- A friend of ours lives upstairs.
Common Mispronunciations of Ours
Not ORZ
Begin with the mouth wide, as for cow, then let it close towards a weak er before the z arrives.
Not OW-ruhz
The r belongs to the second beat and nothing follows it except the z, so the word ends erz.
Tip: Ours and hours are homophones, and ours never takes an apostrophe.
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