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How to Pronounce MONTHS

Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the word: MONTHS. This word is confusing because it is not pronounced the way it is spelled. The ending consonant blend is also very challenging. Improve your speaking today with this short video lesson.

MONTHS: M-short u-N-TH-S

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How to Pronounce LONG & LUNG

Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the words: LONG and LUNG. These words have a slight difference in pronunciation making them confusing to say. Improve your speaking today with this short video lesson.

LONG: L-short o-NG

LUNG: L-short u-NG

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Short u

Short o

L

NG

How to Pronounce HOT and HAT

Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the words: HAT and HOT. These words have a slight difference in pronunciation making them confusing to say. Improve your speaking today with this short video lesson.

HAT: H, short a, T

HOT: H, short o, T

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H

short o

short a

T

How to Pronounce ELECTION

Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the word: ELECTION. Learn to say this common word to avoid an embarrassing mistake. It is pronounced: short e-L-short e-K-SH-short u-N.

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short e

L

K

SH

short u

N

 

How to Stress a COMPOUND NOUN

Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce compound nouns with correct word stress. A compound noun is a combination of two words that make a new noun. Learn to stress the FIRST word in these combinations to be better understood. And remember that stress makes a word or syllable: louder, longer, and higher than the others. Improve your speaking today with this short video lesson.

How to Pronounce AND & END

Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the words: AND and END. These words have a slight difference in pronunciation making them confusing to say. Learn the difference in these words and improve your speaking with this short video lesson.

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AND: short a-N-D

END: short e-N-D

 

How to say Long & Lung

Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the words: LONG and LUNG. These words have a slight difference in pronunciation making them confusing to say. Improve your speaking today with this short video lesson.

LONG: L-short o-NG

LUNG: L-short u-NG

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How to Pronounce SMOOTHED – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the English word SMOOTHED 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.

The Very Sleepy Sloth

I found a great book to work on S blends:  The Very Sleepy Sloth.

This cute book about an adorable, but snoozy sloth, is loaded with S blends.  Practice words like:

sloth

sleepy

slow

snooze

speed

strength

swing

spring

If your little one is struggling to pronounce the S plus the other sound in the blend, try a visual cue.  Put your hand on your shoulder and slowly move it down your arm towards your hand while saying SSSSSSSSSS.  When you reach your hand, clap your hands for the next sound:  L, N, P, W, etc.   Practice the S blend words first, then try reading the book with the S blends.

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When should my child say sounds?

There are ranges of normal with sound production.  The 24 consonant sounds can be broken into three groups of sound development:  early, middle, late.

Early 8 Sounds

Emerge and mastered between the ages of 1-3

m, b, y, n, w, d, p, h

Middle 8 Sounds

Emerge and mastered between the ages of 3-6 ½

t, ng, g, k, f, v, ch, j

Late 8 Sounds

Emerge and mastered between the ages of 5 -7 ½

sh, s, th (in think0, th (in these), r, z, l, zh

 

Adapted from Shriberg’s Order of Speech-Sound Acquisition