What does learn mean?
Word: Learn
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Learn means to find out something new, or find out how to do something.
How do you spell learn?
Syllables: learn
Tricky part: The middle sounds like the ur in hurt, but it is written with an e and an a. Children often write lern or lurn.
Watch out for: lern, lurn
Memory tip: Early to class, early to learn: both words carry the same two vowels, e then a, for that ur sound.
Idioms and Phrases
- learn by heart: to know something so well that you can say it without looking Example: "We learnt the poem by heart for the school assembly."
Learn in a sentence
Example 1: I want to learn to ride a bicycle.
Example 2: Babies learn new words very quickly.
Example 3: This year we will learn about plants.
Fun Fact
In British English, the past form of this word can be learnt or learned. Oxford Learner's lists them both.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
learn
a) rear
b) lane
c) near
d) earn
Show answer
a) rear. Rear needs two r's, and the given word has just one.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) learne, read, wirte, count
b) learn, read, write, count
c) learne, raed, wirte, count
d) learn, raed, write, cownt
Show answer
b) learn, read, write, count. Every word in this list is spelt right: write opens with a silent w, and count has ou.
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with learn?
a) bean
b) burn
c) born
d) barn
Show answer
b) burn. Burn ends with the same sound, even though its vowels look different.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) learrn
b) basket
c) garden
d) pencil
Show answer
a) learrn. One r is enough here. Take the other away and you have a word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Meera wants to learn the violin. What should she do?
a) buy a new bag
b) practise every day
c) clean her shoes
d) paint the door
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b) practise every day
2. You learn from a mistake when you ___.
a) forget it ever happened
b) make it once again
c) hide your book away
d) do better next time
Show answer
d) do better next time
