What is the difference between hair and hare?

Hair is what grows on your head and on animals. A hare is a wild animal that looks like a large rabbit with long ears and long back legs.

Is hair countable or uncountable?

Usually uncountable when we talk about all of it: She has long hair (not hairs ). One single strand is countable: I found a white hair on my jacket .

How do I remember hair vs hare?

A ha re is an animal, like a ra bbit — both have the same letters r and a . Ha ir grows on your head, and so does a ir blow through it.

Level: A2

Hair vs Hare

Hair (what grows on your head) and hare (a wild animal like a large rabbit) sound exactly the same. Remember: a hare is an animal, like a rabbit. Practice with the sentences below.

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Hair – what grows on your head, and on animals.
She has very long ______. – hair
I need to cut my ______. – hair
Brush your ______ before school. – hair
My grandfather has gray ______. – hair
My black shirt is covered in cat ______. – hair
Her ______ is very curly. – hair
He washes his ______ every morning. – hair
The baby has soft blond ______. – hair
The wind blew my ______ everywhere. – hair
She tied her ______ in a ponytail. – hair
My ______ grows very fast. – hair
The dog left ______ on the sofa. – hair
He is slowly losing his ______. – hair
Please do not pull my ______. – hair
Her ______ smells like flowers. – hair
I found a white ______ on my jacket. – hair
The barber cut his ______ short. – hair
She dyed her ______ red last week. – hair
Wet ______ takes a long time to dry. – hair
My sister braids her ______ every night. – hair
The wind made a mess of my ______. – hair
Hare – a wild animal like a large rabbit.
The ______ ran across the field. – hare
A ______ has very long ears. – hare
The dog chased a ______ through the tall grass. – hare
In the old story, the ______ loses the race. – hare
A ______ can run very fast. – hare
We saw a brown ______ near the road. – hare
The ______ sat very still under the bush. – hare
A ______ sleeps in the open grass. – hare
The ______ jumped over the low fence. – hare
A young ______ stayed close to its mother. – hare
The farmer saw a ______ in his field. – hare
The ______ has strong back legs. – hare
A ______ eats young plants. – hare
The ______ froze when it heard the dog. – hare
The ______ escaped into the woods. – hare
A wild ______ lives in open fields. – hare
The ______ moved its ears to listen. – hare
Our cat is afraid of the big ______. – hare
The ______ ran up the steep hill. – hare
A ______ changes color in the winter. – hare
The hunters never caught the ______. – hare

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between hair and hare?: Hair is what grows on your head and on animals. A hare is a wild animal that looks like a large rabbit with long ears and long back legs.
Is hair countable or uncountable?: Usually uncountable when we talk about all of it: She has long hair (not hairs). One single strand is countable: I found a white hair on my jacket.
How do I remember hair vs hare?: A hare is an animal, like a rabbit — both have the same letters r and a. Hair grows on your head, and so does air blow through it.