Learn how to pronounce the words WARN & WORN with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:
WARN means to inform of possible danger.
WORN damaged, tired, or the past participle of to wear.
Pronunciation:
These words are pronounced W-OR-N or /wɔrn/.
Sentence:
The clerk tried to warn the customer that some of the clothes for sale had already been worn.
Transcript:
Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday. These are words that are homophones and pronounced exactly the same way. They have different spellings and different meanings.
Our words today are warn: to inform of possible danger and warn: which means damaged, tired, or the past participle of to wear.
So to say these words correctly we have three sounds. We’re going to start with a w – wwww. Your lips are very puckered and your tongue is just flat in your mouth.
Next we’re going to move to the or. The good news is your lips are already puckered for the w. Now you just need to pull them back into a square tense shape as you move the tip of your tongue down or flip it back and the back of your tongue is going to be pulled up high. or or or
And then you’re going to end with the n sound. Tip of the tongue touches the back of the top front teeth. Air moves out of your nose.
Let’s put that all together!
w or worn
worn worn worn worn worn worn
And now for a sentence:
The clerk tried to warn the customer that some of the clothes for sale had already been worn.
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All the best for an amazing week everyone!