Native Phrase Lab
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How to pronounce earth
/ɜːθ/ British English
URTH
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
EERTH
✓ Say
URTH
My tip
ear sounds like ur. End with a soft th: URTH.
In a sentence
The Earth goes round the sun.
Now you say it
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: URTH.
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Questions
How do you pronounce earth?
In British English, earth is pronounced /ɜːθ/. Say it like this: URTH. ear sounds like ur. End with a soft th: URTH.
How many syllables are in earth?
When you say it, earth has 1 syllable: URTH.