English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Scared Pronunciation
Scared is pronounced SKERD, IPA /ˈskɛrd/.
SKERD
US /ˈskɛrd/ · UK /ˈskeəd/
Syllables: SKERD (1 syllable)
adjective and verb: Frightened, or made frightened by something.
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Scared in a Sentence
- The dog is scared of the hoover.
- I was too scared to look down.
- A car horn scared the birds off the roof.
Common Mispronunciations of Scared
Not SKAY-red
One syllable in ordinary use. The ed adds nothing but a d, because English only makes it a separate beat after a t or d.
Not SKARD
The a before r here is the air of care, not the ah of car. Flattening it produces scarred, which means marked by a scar.
Tip: Scared and scarred differ only in that vowel, and both come up in the same sorts of sentences.
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