How to pronounce bury

The trap

The u is said like the e of “bed”, so bury sounds exactly like “berry”, not like “burry”.

Tip. Say “berry”.

Say it in a sentence

1. The dog likes to bury its bones. Practice
2. They decided to bury the time capsule. Practice

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