hair, heir

hair - /hɛr/

heir - /ɛr/

• As the heir to the fortune, he could afford to style his hair however he liked.
• She inherited her mother’s thick hair, just like she inherited her title as heir.
• The heir brushed his hair carefully before the official ceremony.
• With hair as striking as hers, the young heir was easy to recognize in a crowd.
• They announced the heir to the estate while everyone admired his golden hair.
• She was named heir to the throne, though her hair was still covered in paint from her art project.
• The elderly king named his heir, a young man with jet-black hair.
• Rumor has it the heir spends hours grooming his hair to maintain his royal image.
• As the official heir, he worried about his responsibilities more than his hair.
• Even the young heir, with his messy hair, felt the weight of his inheritance.

Key Differences:

    • Hair (the strands growing on a person's head): /hɛr/, similar to the sound in care.

    • Heir (a person who inherits): /ɛr/, with a silent "h," sounding identical to "air".

The primary distinction is that heir is pronounced without the "h" sound, while hair has a clear "h" sound at the start.