🇬🇧 Earache meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

An earache is when the inside of your ear hurts. It might feel sore, sharp, or achy, kind of like your ear has a tiny headache. You can get an earache from being sick, from loud noises, from water stuck in your ear, or from other ear problems. When you have an earache, it can be hard to listen, sleep, or play, and you might need a doctor to help it feel better.

I tried to scare my earache away by yelling “BOO,” but then both my ears hurt from how loud I was.

My earache was like a tiny alarm clock that kept going off, but the snooze button was at the doctor’s office.

My earache hurt so much that my smile went on vacation and left a frown in charge.

My earache was so annoying that even my other ear packed an imaginary suitcase and said, “I’m going on vacation.”

Earaches can sometimes come from air pressure changes, which means your ears might complain just because you took them on a fun airplane ride.

A boy has an earache. He holds his ear and cries. The earache hurts when he eats. The earache makes him quiet. The earache brings him to a doctor. The doctor gives a warm cloth and rest. He sleeps and the earache is less. He smiles in the sun. Now he is happy.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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