Jennifer Tarle's Blog, page 130
May 14, 2014
How to spell the long EW sound
The long EW sound, /u/, is spelled many ways: OO: goose EU: pseudonym EW: flew O: do OE: shoe OU: Lou U: Ruth OUGH: through WO: two UI: fruit
May 11, 2014
Syllable spelling patterns
The one rule that typically applies to English is that there is always an exception to the rule. This leads to the question that most of my clients ask: How can I tell how to pronounce a word with all of these exceptions? Good news! There are a few patterns that do better in identifying
May 7, 2014
How to spell the long OW sound
The long OW sound, [aʊ̯], is spelled in several ways: OU: our HOU: hour OW: now OUGH: bough
May 4, 2014
How to say the letters OO
Most of my clients are so confused when a word is spelled with OO. That is because it can be pronounced three ways: Long OO in BOOT, TOOTH Short OO in BOOK, COOK Short U in
May 3, 2014
Calling all students: Top Vowel Mistakes FREE webinar
What: Free webinar-top vowel mistakes of ESL speakers When: Tuesday, July 8, 1-2 PM Central Time How: Email Jennifer to sign up: Jennifer@TarleSpeech.com to sign up
Calling all students: Top Vowel Mistakes FREE seminar
What: The top vowel mistakes of ESL speakers When: Tuesday, July 8, 1-2 PM Central Time How: Email Jennifer to sign up: Jennifer@TarleSpeech.com to sign up
May 2, 2014
Calling all students: Top Consonant Mistakes FREE webinar
What: Free webinar-top consonant mistakes of ESL speakers When: Tuesday, July 8, 1-2 PM Central Time How: Email Jennifer to sign up: Jennifer@TarleSpeech.com to sign up
Calling all students: Top Consonant Mistakes FREE seminar
What: The top consonant mistakes of ESL speakers When: Tuesday, July 8, 1-2 PM Central Time How: Email Jennifer to sign up: Jennifer@TarleSpeech.com to sign up
May 1, 2014
Calling all students: 25% discount and a FREE session
Summer discounts available! All five week, web conferencing group or individual pronunciation classes on Tuesdays in June/July qualify for a 25% discount and a FREE one hour session. Beginner class targeting pronunciation of sounds-Regular price: $650. Now $487 + FREE one hour session Intermediate class targeting word/syllable stress and complex pronunciation- Regular price: $475 Now
April 30, 2014
How to spell the N sound
The N sound is most likely spelled with the letter N: no, any, an. It can also be spelled: NN: Ann KN: knit PN: pneumonia GN: gnu
