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November 2022 – Wheel of Fortune PEDAL-PADDLE breakdown & Question & Answer Tarle Speech English Pronunciation

Join Jennifer Tarle from YouTube’s Popular English Pronunciation Channel @TarleSpeech.

This month, Jennifer will talk about the confusing Wheel of Fortune Episode where paddle boat was confused with pedal boat. On the episode, contestants confused paddle boat with pedal boat.

 

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This has been a popular topic on my How to Pronounce PEDDLE, PEDAL, PETAL – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson 

Join me to learn how these words differ in meaning and pronunciation.

Jennifer answered questions about mistakes that they make when speaking English.

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How to Pronounce CEILING, SEALING & SEELING – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words CEILING, SEALING & SEELING with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.

Definitions:

CEILING:  an overhead interior surface
SEALING: a coat to protect a surface or to close securely
SEELING:  to sew the eyes of a falcon shut for training

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/ˈsilɪŋ/

Sentence:

The business is closed because they are sealing the ceiling.

This may be helpful:

HOMOPHONES – words spelled differently, with different meanings, but are pronounced the same way. 

Transcript:

Hello Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday!

It’s actually a bonus day, three for Tuesday. These are homophones, words that are spelled differently, have different meanings, but are pronounced the same way.

We have three words today:
ceiling which is an overhead interior surface
sealing which is a coat to protect a surface or to close securely
and this one I didn’t know
seeling means to sew the eyes of a falcon shut for training

It’s very uncommon but it is a different spelling so I added that for you. Um, so to say these words correctly we’re going to think about two beats in this word. I wrote two l’s here on purpose because recently I’ve been hearing a lot of mistakes with the l. And so I’m going to teach this a little bit differently today and see if that helps you all.

So let’s start with that s sound. Tip of the tongue is down, um, or it is behind the top front teeth. Air is moving out of the mouth. Move to that long e e. Tongue is high and flat and tense in the mouth, and you’re going to smile for that vowel. E.

And then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. Specifically, to the spot where your teeth meet the skin on the roof roof of your mouth.

seal

Now syllable number two. I’m teaching it as ling. Technically, there’s only one l in this word; however, for some people this is helping them because you are going to keep your tongue there when you end syllable number one, seal, then when you pull your tongue down, some people hear another l. That’s fine.
I don’t care. Just make sure that you move from the l into that ing part of the word. And to do that, we’re gonna have a short i the tip of your tongue is going to be behind your top front teeth. Then it’s going to move to the bottom of your mouth with the back of the tongue pulled way high up for that ng sound. That’s two letters, one sound, and the air is going to move out of your nose. ling ling.

Let’s put it all together

seal ling
seel ling
sealing
ceiling sealing ceiling
ceiling sealing ceiling

And now for a sentence: The business is closed because they are sealing the ceiling.

Give it a try people will notice the difference. If you found this helpful share us with your friends, give us a like, and leave us a comment, if you were looking for help check us out at Tarle speech.

Thanks everyone have a great week!

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How to Pronounce SEPARATE & SEPARATE – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words SEPARATE & SEPARATE with this American English heteronym pronunciation lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled exactly the same. They just have a different pronunciation and a different meaning.

Pronunciation:

Adjective: /ˈsɛprət/ or sep-rit

Verb: /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ or sep-uh-rate

Definition:

Adjective: not joined together

Verb: to divide into groups

Transcript:

Hello Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms as many of you know are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and different pronunciations. We have a syllable difference today. Um we have separate which is the adjective meaning not joined together and separate which means to divide into groups and it is a verb.

Let’s start with the adjective separate: two beats here, two syllables, sep rit

To say these syllables we’re gonna start with that s. Move to that short e and then end with the t. Tip of the tongue is down for that s in the middle of the mouth just peeking out between the top and the bottom teeth for that eh and then mouth closes for the p. sep sep

Then we’re going to move to RIT start with that R ER. Square tense lips, tip of the tongue is down or flipped back, back of the tongue is pulled high up. Move to the short e sound. Your tongue is a little bit higher than it was for that e. You’re gonna close your mouth a little bit and your tongue is just going to be behind those top front teeth. That’s not touching. And with the T touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth and let the air puff out. sep rit separate separate separate

Now for the verb. We have three syllables, that’s most important. You have a couple of variations which sound the same to most people but one might be easier than the other for pronunciation purposes. So we’re going to start with that sep. Again we know how to do that. Option number one is to say ER next as a syllable. ER. And to do that square tense lips, tip of the tongue is down, or flipped back. er er er

Then you end syllable number three with ate like I ate dinner. And to do that, open your mouth wide a and then move to a closed mouth and then touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that t. Air Puffs out as your tongue pulls down a sep er ate sep er ate separate separate separate

So you can all say also say sep uh with that schwa then and the word with rate starting with that R and then adding the ate. So sep uh rate separate separate separate

So we have the adjective two syllables separate separate separate and then we have the verb separate separate separate or sep uh rate separate separate

Now for syllable stress you’re going to start by stressing syllable one in separate separate separate. We’re also going to draw syllable number one and separate separate separate. Which you might be hearing a second stressed syllable that is less stressed than the sep it gets the secondary stress which is that last syllable.

So let’s put these all together again separate separate separate separate separate separate

And now for a sentence: Please use separate bins to separate the recycling.

Give it a try people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please give us a like, a share, subscribe, leave us a comment, and check us out at tarle speech.

Thanks so much everyone have a great weekend!

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How to Pronounce TRACKED & TRACT – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words TRACKED & TRACT with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.

Definitions:

TRACKED: to pursue or follow or to bring in and

TRACT: an expanse of land or water or a system of organs

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/trækt/

Sentence:

They tracked mud into the housing tract after they tracked their dog into the woods.

This may be helpful:

HOMOPHONES – words spelled differently, with different meanings, but are pronounced the same way. 

Transcript:

Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way but with different spellings and different meanings.

Two words today:
tracked which means to pursue or follow or to bring in and

tract an expanse of land or water or a system of organs

To say these words correctly let’s start with that t sound. Touch the tip of your tongue to the spot where your teeth meet the skin of the roof of your mouth. Pull it down and air puffs out.

Next we’re going to move to that ER sound. To do that, square tense lips. Tip of the tongue is either pointed down or flipped back, back of the tongue is pulled high up.

Tip here: my lips are square and tense to start this word, and then all that I do, is move my tongue from the T to the r. That avoids me adding that extra uh sound and saying ta. tr  Just get my lips in that spot tr tr. All the action is happening just in my mouth. My lips are not moving. Next we’re going to open wide in a round circle for that ah. As I open my mouth wide, the back of my tongue is pulled high up, tip of my tongue is down, and low in the front of my mouth.

Then we’re going to add that K. My tongue is in about the same spot. Tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled up. It’s just that the air changes and pops out.

Then I’m gonna move the tip of the tongue to touch the spot where my teeth meet the skin on the roof of my mouth for that t.

Let’s put it all together
tracked
tract
tracked
tract
tracked
tract
tracked
tract
tracked

And now for a sentence:
They tracked mud into the housing tract after they tracked their dog into the woods.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful give us a like, share, subscribe, and check us out at Tarle speech.

Thanks everyone have a great week!

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How to Pronounce REBEL & REBEL – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words REBEL & REBEL with this American English heteronym pronunciation lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled exactly the same. They just have a different pronunciation and a different meaning.

Pronunciation:

Noun: /ˈrɛbəl/

Verb: /rɪˈbɛl/

Definition:

Noun: a resistor

Verb: to resist

Transcript:

Hello Jennifer from Tarle Speech with your heteronym pronunciation lesson. Heteronyms are words that are pronounced differently, they have different meanings but they are spelled exactly the same way. Yes that is very confusing. I just teach it, I don’t make the rules. Our words today are rebel um which is a resistor; and rebel which means to resist.

We have some variations today. I’m going to start with just the basics and then we’ll talk about the differences. Okay, so a good rule to know is often times when you have a heteronym that is a noun and a verb we oftentimes stress syllable number one for the noun and syllable number two for the verb. What does that mean? That means that the stressed syllable is louder, the vowel is longer, and it is higher in pitch. The unstressed syllable then needs to be softer, shorter vowel, and lower in pitch. All right! So to say the word rebel, we are going to start with that r sound er. To do this, tip of the tongue is down or flipped back, the back of the tongue is always pulled high up and tense. Think about having square tense lips. You don’t want to have your lips too relaxed or too puckered for this sound. Next you’re going to add that short eh sound. You can see my mouth is slightly open you can see the tip of my tongue just between my top and bottom teeth. My tongue is a bit relaxed in my mouth. eh. And it’s just there it’s kind of like a cup in the middle of my tongue and it is just relaxed and there it’s not touching my teeth.
eh eh eh
You can see my cheeks are relaxed and my lips are relaxed as well. Next we’re going to end with bull. To do this lips together for that b, they open, air puffs out, voice box is on and moving. Im writing this as bull like the animal because this helps a lot of my students. So to do that we’re going to move from that b and then we’re going to add that ul this is actually just me moving my tongue from the bottom of my mouth to the back of my top front teeth
bull bull bull
rebel rebel rebel
rebel rebel rebel

Now for rebel we are going to start with re. And to do this you know how to do the r. Then we’re going to add that long e. High flat tongue, cheeks are tense, your lips are tense. You’re smiling e ree. Then we’re gonna end with bell like you ring the dinner bell. Do this start with that b b. Add that short eh sound. Again, mouth is slightly open, relaxed tongue is just peeking out between the bottom and the top teeth, and then touch the teeth for that l. To be super specific that spot where your teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth.

rebel rebel rebel

Let’s talk about stress. We’re going to stress syllable number one in rebel and syllable number two in rebel.

rebel rebel

You have some variations here. You might hear this word differently instead of hearing that bull some people do hear belle that’s okay. The important thing here is is that you’re stressing syllable number one rebel rebel rebel.

I do hear some people and I actually do this when I’m not stressing a word in a sentence I will say rebel with that short i sound. rebel rebel rebel

So you can say rebel or rebel. Either is fine. So let’s try these words together:
rebel rebel rebel
rebel rebel rebel

And now for a sentence: The rebel will rebel against his comrades. That’s kind of scandalous!

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful, share this with your friends, give us a like, leave us a comment, all the things. And if you’re looking for help you can check out our products and classes at Tarle speech.

Thanks everyone see you next week!

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How to Pronounce GORILLA & GUERRILLA – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words GORILLA & GUERRILLA with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.

Definitions:

GUERRILLA:  A small independent group who takes on a larger, established force

GORILLA: A large African ape

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way! (The options below will both work.)

guh-ril-uh or /gəˈrɪlə/

or

gor-il-uh or /goʊrˈɪlə/

Sentence:

The work crews took a cruise.

This may be helpful:

Two for Tuesday✌️Learn English HOMOPHONE Pronunciation

Transcript:

Hey everyone Jennifer with Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are spelled differently, they have different meanings, but the pronunciations are exactly the same. We have a great request today from a student. I love this one. We have gorilla which is a small independent group that takes part in fighting a larger established force; and gorilla a large African ape. We have three syllables or three beats in each of these words. People may hear them a little bit differently. I’m going to teach you two different ways to think about pronouncing them. But when you say it, it’s probably going to sound exactly the same way.

To say this word correctly or these words correctly we’re going to start with way number one here we’re going to start with g. And to do that the tip of your tongue is down for that g, back of the tongue is pulled way high up, air is going to puff out, your voice box is on and moving. Then you’re going to add that uh vowel guh guh guh

Next you’re going to move to that ril syllable and to do this start with that r er: square tense lips, tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up. Some people may flip the tongue back. Totally fine as well. Move to that short ih sound. To do that you’re going to relax your lips your mouth is slightly open and the tip of your tongue is going to be behind your top front teeth, it is not touching, and you’re not going to be able to see it. But it’s right there. ih ih

And then touch the spot where your teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth for that l real ril ril and then end with the schwa relaxed mouth relaxed tongue uh
guh ril uh gorilla

You might hear it this way and this is fine if this works for you ger il la

So to say ger we’re going to start with that g and then move to that er. Your tongue is going to say in about the same place if you make the er with the tip of your tongue down. Or you can flip it back either it’s fine. Then we’re going to move to ill. Again tip of the tongue is right behind those top teeth you can’t see it, then touch the spot where your teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth for that l – ill. And then end with uh the schwa: open mouth and relax uh

So let’s try these both we have aguh ril uh gorilla gorilla gorilla or ger il uh gorilla gorilla gorilla

They sound the same to me again whichever is easy for you stick with that one. So let’s try these again gorilla gorilla gorilla gorilla gorilla gorilla.

And now for a sentence, let me find my paper, Did you know there is a video game called gorilla gorillas? There really is I googled it. So give it a try people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please share us with your friends, give us a like, don’t forget to subscribe, and please check out our website tarlepeech.com.

Thanks everyone have a great week!

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Learning Resources Noodle Knockout! – Language Learning Game Recommendation

Today’s language learning game recommendation is Noodle Knockout from Learning Resources.  

The game is designed for 2-4 players but kids love it so much that a child can play alone. 

There are multiple ways to play.  

Children can each take a menu card, can build their ramen, then can explain to their friends what is in their bowl.  To add language, I make children add details like the color, shape, and length.  It is a bonus if they use a complete sentence!   

For young children or new English learners, I will model the language that I expect by going first, then having children with stronger and more robust language skills go next.  Then the child who is learning new vocabulary and grammar can hear the words and sentences over and over.  

The group can also spin the wheel then take what they land on.  For a twist, and of course, to add more language, I make the children say “I already have that” or “I don’t have that”.  Then they tell the group “I put the ___ into my red bowl”.  

Last but not least, you can play restaurant and have children take orders.  Roll playing is such a fun way to add language to the game.  You can work on questions “would you like long or short noodles”, polite requests “may I” and “please”, and even small talk.  

I highly recommend that you just leave this game out and learn from the kids too.  When I was finishing up a conversation with a parent, two children started to work on giving and following directions and asking clarifying questions if they didn’t understand or missed something.  

To work on converstaions and opinions, I love to ask “do you like ___”  or have you tried ___”.  This will lead into great conversations about foods the children eat at home and allows for comparing and contrasting how foods are the same and different.  You can even talk about how foods taste, textures, and how to cook them.

This game is a fan favorite for kids from 2 and up.  I even used this with some middle school students who loved it.  The possibilities for this game are seemingly endless.  

This makes a great speech therapy game (box is small for transport), ESL game, family game, and a solo activity for a rainy day.  This game is so great that I always have a few extras on hand to give as gifts.  Get yours today!

Currently, the game costs $14.99 on Amazon.  

The game works on the following skills:

-fine motor strength and precision 

-turn taking 

-counting 

-colors

-following and giving directions 

-imaginative play 

-asking questions

-describing 

-simple math problems 

-talking about foods

-comparing and contrasting

If you are looking to work on sound targets.  You can address these:

R:  red, ramen, pepper, green, orange, purple, order, turn, short, carrot, spinner

L:  little, long, noodle, look

K/G:  egg, carrot, fish cake

S:  stick

CH:  chop, chili

SH:  fish

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How to Pronounce LEAD & LEAD – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words LEAD & LEAD with this American English heteronym pronunciation lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled exactly the same. They just have a different pronunciation and a different meaning.

Pronunciation:

Noun: /lɛd/

Verb: /lid/

Definition:

Noun: a metallic element

Verb: to guide.

Transcript:

Hello it’s jennifer from Tarle Speech with your heteronym pronunciation lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but they have different pronunciations and different meanings. Our words today are lead a metallic element and lead to guide.

So these words start and end with the same sound so let’s start there. To say the l sound, tip of the tongue is going to touch the back of your top front teeth. To be super specific it’s the alveolar ridge which is the little piece of skin that just starts to touch the top of the teeth.

My lips are pulled back in more of a smile shape. They are not rounded it’s not ooh it’s L.

Going to end with a d d. Tongue is going to touch that alveolar ridge again, which is the spot where your teeth meet the skin the roof of your mouth. As you do that, the tongue is going to pop down a little bit, pull away from those teeth, and the air is going to puff out. Your voice box is on and moving for that d sound.

For the noun for lead, that is going to be the short e sound. My mouth is going to be a little more open and more relaxed for this vowel. You can see the tip of my tongue just peeking out between the top and the bottom teeth.

For the long e in lead you smile. Your tongue will be nice and high and flat and tense. e e e.

So we have
lead lead lead
lead lead lead
lead lead lead

And now for a sentence:

Lead me to the lead deposit.

Please give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful we’d love it if you told your friends about us, and gave us a like, leave us a sentence or a comment below, and if you need help we would love to help you we have products and classes listed at Tarle speech.

Thanks so much everyone have an amazing weekend!

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Guess Who – Language Learning Game Recommendation

Is your person a girl?  YES

Does your girl have brown hair?  YES

Does your girl wear glasses?  YES

Is your girl Jennifer?  YES!

Did you Guess Who? 

 

Guess Who – Language Learning Game Recommendation

 

The board game, Guess Who, is a great game.  In the game, you start by picking a card with a person or an animal on it.   But, be careful, don’t show your opponent!

Take turns asking questions using descriptive words to talk about hair color, eye color, features, etc.  As you gather information, you can eliminate people that do not have certain characteristics.

This game is great to work on adjectives, vocabulary to describe features of people, asking and answering yes/no questions, and using deductive reasoning to solve the mystery and to guess who!

Can you solve the mystery and correctly guess who?

Get this fun, family friendly game to have fun and practice your English tonight.

If you are interested in other products that Jennifer recommends, you can shop her Amazon Store Front or read more recommended product posts.



 

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How to Pronounce WHOA & WOE – America English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words WHOA & WOE with this American English homophone pronunciation lesson.

Definitions:

Whoa! is an exclamation of alarm

Woe means sorrow or distress

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

w-o or /woʊ/

Sentence:

Whoa! I had enough of your tales of woe.

This may be helpful:

Homophones Playlist – English Pronunciation Lessons Playlist

Transcript:

Hi! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are spelled differently, have different meanings, but are pronounced exactly the same way.

We have some fun words today. We have the word whoa which is an exclamation um of alarm and woe which is sorrow or distress

Two sounds in these words. We’re going to start with that w. To do that pucker your lips. Tongue is just flat in the middle of the mouth. There’s not much space for it to be anywhere else. And then we’re gonna add that o. To do that you’re gonna open your mouth in a wide oval and then move to a pucker. Again your tongue will move to low in the front, high in the back, and then end up right flat in the middle of the mouth again.

Let’s put it all together: w-o whoa woe whoa woe whoa

And now for a sentence: Whoa I’ve had enough of your tales of woe.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please share us with your friends, give us a like, and don’t forget to subscribe, and check us out at Tarle Speech dot com.

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