What is the difference between Aural and Oral?



These words are homophones. Both of them speaks about our senses.

When I say "Aural", it is related to your hearing ability.


Ex- Listen the audio carefully, use your aural comprehension skills to grasp the meaning.


But when I say "Oral", it is related to mouth or speaking.


Ex- In order to gain oral fluency you need to practice a lot.


Inshort, aural is about what goes in (the sound); oral is about what comes out, the speech or goes in (the food).



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