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December 26, 2016
How to say WHY and VIE
Learn how to say WHY and VIE in this American English Pronunciation Lesson. This video targets the difference between W and V. Don’t let the spelling confuse you. These words both end on the long I sound.
WHY: W-long I
VIE: V-long I
How to say WENT and VENT
Learn how to say WENT and VENT in this American English Pronunciation Lesson. Learn how to say the W and V sound in order to make the words WENT and VENT sound differently.
How to say LIVE and LIFE
Learn how to say LIVE and LIFE in this American English Pronunciation Lesson. Learn how to pronounce these confusing words: LIVE and LIFE. Both words start with the L and Long I sounds. The ending sounds differ slightly, by voicing, which causes confusion and many mistakes.
LIVE: L-long I-V
LIFE: L-long I-F
How to say WORSE and WORTH
Learn how to pronounce this confusing word pair: WORSE and WORTH. It contains the difficult TH sound. Learn these words to be better understood.
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December 25, 2016
How to Pronounce CHILD & CHILDREN
Learn how to pronounce the English words CHILD & CHILDREN correctly with this American English pronunciation lesson.
Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time.
December 23, 2016
What is a Schwa syllable?
The schwa is the little upside down “e” that you see in a dictionary pronunciation guide. It is pronounced as a short, unaccented UH.
As we know, unaccented syllables are shorter, softer, and lower than accented syllables. Adding this syllable to words makes your speech sound more fluent and natural.
In American English, we use the schwa syllable in many long, multi-syllabic words. How do you know which syllable? You have to listen.
Spelling rules really aren’t much help since the schwa can be represented by the letters A, E, I, O, U. Yes, all of the written vowels can mark a schwa syllable.
The best example that I have is my name, “Jennifer”. Most foreign English speakers pronounce my name “Jen-Ni-Fer”. American English speakers pronounce it “Jen-Uh-Fer”. The “Ni” is replaced by a schwa.
The only way to tell where the schwa goes, other than listening, is to get “old school” and look in the dictionary.
Pronunciation difference between ATE and EIGHT
What is the difference between the words ATE and EIGHT?
The only difference in these words is the definition. These words are pronounced the same way.
ATE is the past tense of the verb “to eat”.
EIGHT is the number 8.
Both words have two sounds: Long A-T
Watch this video for more instruction.
December 22, 2016
How to say THOUGHT and FOUGHT
Learn how to say THOUGHT and FOUGHT in this American English Pronunciation Lesson. This video targets the TH and F sounds. The short o and T sounds that end the words are the same. Don’t let the spelling confuse you!
There are only three sounds in each word:
THOUGHT: TH-short o-T
FOUGHT: F-short o-T
How to say TEETH (not tit)
Avoid an embarrassing mistake! Learn how to say TEETH in this American English Pronunciation Lesson. Do not say tit which is a slang term for breasts.
This video targets the T, Long E and T sounds.
How to say THERMOMETER
Learn how to say the word THERMOMETER in this American English Pronunciation Lesson.
Learn how to say TH, ER, M, short o, short u, T, and where to break syllables to say this word correctly.
