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How to spell ear
Ear is spelled E-A-R.
What it means: The part of the body used for hearing.
In a sentence: I listened to the music with my ear.
The part people get wrong
Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.
Same family: ears, earache, earring, hearing, outer-ear. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: The word "ear" comes from Old English "ēare," which is related to similar words in German and Dutch. It has been used for thousands of years to describe the body part we use for hearing and balance.
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