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English Moment. Commonly confused words. Hear vs. Listen What is the difference?. Hear Hear is a verb that means to sense a sound with our ears. -We hear something by chance . -W e are not actively paying attention to the sound. Example. This poor cat didn't expect the
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English Moment Commonly confused words
Hearvs.Listen What is the difference?
Hear • Hearis a verbthat means to sense a sound with our ears.-Wehear somethingby chance. -We are not actively paying attention tothe sound.
Example This poor cat didn't expect the girl's scream, but heheardit!
Listen Listen is a verb that means to give your attention to a sound. - When we listen, we are actively paying attention to the sound.
Example • The doctor is listeningcarefully to the boy's heart!
Practice 1 She likes to hearthe radio. She likes to listen tothe radio.
Practice 2 Do you listen toa noise? Do you heara noise?
Hearvs.Listen It means sounds We pay attention and come into our ears. try to understand every sound.