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How to Pronounce CORAL & CHORAL – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

CHORAL: an adjective describing singing

CORAL: the material that forms reefs

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/ˈkɔrəl/ or kor-ul

Sentence:

The choral concert featured a song about a coral reef.

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RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICE 🍽 American English Occupation Pronunciation

Transcript:

Hey everyone!

Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.

Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same, different meanings, and different spellings.

We have:

coral what forms reefs and

choral an adjective describing singing

We have two syllables or two beats today.  Let’s start with syllable number one core.

To say this we’re gonna start with the k sound. Tip of the tongue is down back of the tongue is pulled high up.  Air puffs out.

Then we’re going to move to the or. To do this start with the pucker. Pucker those lips! Tongue is flat in the middle of the mouth then moves to that er sound. To do that back of your tongue is pulled way high up tip of your tongue is either down or flipped back for this sound. Don’t forget to move your lips from puckered to pulled back into that square tense shape.

or or or

core core core

Now for the ul we’re gonna have just a short uh sound there and that’s gonna help us move from that er, from the er to the l sound.  For that uh sound your tongue is just flat and relaxed in the middle of your mouth; then you’re going to move to touching the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that l sound.

ul coral coral choral coral choral coral

And now for a sentence:

The choral concert featured a song about a coral reef.

Give it a try people are going to notice the difference!

If you found this helpful would you please share us with your friends and give us a like. Don’t forget to subscribe and if you are looking for help we have classes and products at Tarle speech.

Thanks so much everyone have an amazing week!

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

Learn how to pronounce the words PERFECT & PERFECT 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: exactly correct

Verb: to make correct

Definition:

Noun: /ˈpɜrˌfɪkt/

Verb: /pərˈfɛkt/

Transcript:

Hey everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech.

You are loving these heteronym lessons so we’re going to continue with them. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but they have different pronunciations and different meanings.

So our words today are perfect, which means exactly correct, and perfect, to make perfect. Some people think these are challenging because there are slight differences there that some people have difficulty hearing but I’m going to try to break it down and make it as easy as possible for all of you.

So easy breezy first syllable is the same for both of these words.

per per per

To do that your lips are closed. They open for the p and then we move to that er. To do this I suggest square tense lips. Tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled way high up, or the tip of the tongue can be flipped back, just no touching the teeth. Next, for syllable number two, for perfect, we’re going to use a short i sound or a short u sound. This is going to be more of a schwa sound which is a relaxed, unstressed vowel. So let’s start with that f, to do this, you are going to think about touching the inside or the outside of your bottom lip with your teeth, air moves out. We’re going to add that short e sound. To do this, my tongue is high in my mouth but my lips are relaxed. It’s not an e, it’s an ih. You can see when I do that, all that I do to relax my tongue and let my tongue pop down is I relax my lips a little bit, then we’re going to add that k. k. Tip of the tongue is down back of the tongue is pulled way high up. And then move the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that t. t

fict fict fict

Now for fect, all you’re going to do is open your mouth slightly wider than you did for that short ih eh

You can see I just dropped my jaw slightly, that helps my tongue get into the right spot . So we have ih eh

fect fect fect

fict fect

Now the last thing that you need to remember for these two words is that we are going to stress syllable number one for perfect and syllable number two for perfect. To stress a syllable it needs to be louder, the vowel needs to be longer, and it needs to be higher in pitch. Just as important, the other syllable needs to be softer, shorter, and lower in pitch.

So let’s put this all together:
perfect perfect perfect perfect perfect

perfect perfect perfect perfect perfect

perfect perfect

perfect perfect

perfect perfect perfect

perfect perfect perfect

And now for a sentence:

Perfect pronunciation is not required but trying to perfect your speaking clarity is.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please share us with your friends, let us know what you think about this series, and try these words in a sentence. And if you were looking for more help please go to totalspeech.com. We have books and classes and lots of options for you there.

Thanks so much have an amazing weekend!

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How to Pronounce RING & WRING – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

RING: a band worn on the finger; a sound from a bell strike

WRING: to twist

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/rɪŋ/

Sentence:

I remove my ring when I need to wring out the laundry.

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Transcript:

Hey there!

Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.

Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way bu they have different spellings and different meanings.

We have

ring which is a band worn on the finger or a sound from a bell strike and

wring to twist

To say these words correctly we have three sounds. We have a silent letter here. This w is going to be silent. So let’s start with that r sound er.

If you watch my videos you know for the r sound the back of your tongue is pulled way high up. You have a choice with the tip of your tongue it can be either pointed down or flipped back.  It’s just not touching the teeth and it does not move.  If you struggle with the sound,  think about square tense lips, you don’t want your lips to be too relaxed, and you don’t want your lips to be too puckered, that will then sound incorrect. So you want to just have nice square tense lips.

Then we’re going to move to that short i sound and when you do this the tip of your tongue is just at the base of your top top front teeth right there. You can see my lips are relaxed and my mouth is open.

And then we’re going to move to that n g sound. That’s two letters that stand for one sound. The ng sound. To make this sound the tip of your tongue is low, the back of your tongue is pulled way high up, and the air is going to move out of your nose. ng ng ng

So we have r-i-ng

ring wring ring wring ring wring ring wring

And now for a sentence

I remove my ring when I need to wring out the laundry.

Give it a try people are going to notice the difference!

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

Learn how to pronounce the words HOUSE & HOUSE 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: hows or /haʊs/

Verb: howz or /haʊz/

Definition:

Noun: a building that serves as living quarters

Verb: to provide living quarters

Transcript:

Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week. Continuing our mini series on heteronyms – words that are spelled the same with different pronunciations and different meanings.

Our words today are:

house which is a building that serves as living quarters and
house which is a verb meaning to provide living quarters

So to say these words correctly they both start exactly the same way. How. To do this you’re going to open your mouth. It’s going to be relaxed for that h sound air just puffs out and then move to the ow by opening and then puckering your lips ow. Your tongue is going to move from the bottom of your mouth to flat in the middle of your mouth.

how how how

For the noun, we’re going to end that with an s. To do this tip of your tongue is either pointed down or behind the top front teeth. Air moves out of your mouth. Your voice box is off. It is not vibrating. It is not moving. For the verb we’re going to end with the z. And do that, all you’re going to do is, your tongue is going to be in the same spot it was for that s, but your voice box is going to be on and moving. Tip here, do not touch your teeth for that z sound. Some of my students do that by accident and then it isn’t correct. So let’s try these:

house house
house house
house house
house house
house house

And now for a sentence:

I am going to build a house to house my dog.
I am going to build a house to house my dog.

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How to Pronounce SYMBOL & CYMBAL – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

SYMBOL: an object that represents something

CYMBAL: a percussion instrument that looks like a metal dish

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/ˈsɪmbəl/ or SIM-BUL

Sentence:

A student playing a cymbal is used as a symbol for the band.

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Transcript:

Hi everyone!

It’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.

Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way. They just have different spellings and different meanings.

Our homophones today are:

symbol an object that represents something and

cymbal a percussion instrument that looks like a metal dish

So to say these words correctly we have two beats. Let’s start with syllable number one – sim.  Pretty easy for this. You’re just going to start with that s sound. To do this your lips are slightly pulled, back there’s no pucker there, tip of your tongue is behind the top front teeth, it is not touching. If it’s pointing down a little bit, that’s okay too.

Next you’re going to relax the lips for the e sound. The tip of your tongue is just behind the top front teeth it’s not peeking out it’s just kind of at the top there.

And then we’re going to end with the m. Lips stay together and air is going to move out of your nose. sim sim sim

Next for the bul you’re going to start by closing the lips for the b sound and then open them while the air puffs out. And then we’re going to move to that short uh sound and when you do that just relax mouth, relaxed tongue, relaxed lips, and it’s sort of like a placeholder while you’re moving from that b to that l sound.

And to say the l sound you’re going to just touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. Tip for all of you out there, hold your tongue right where you should at the end behind your top front teeth super specifically, where your teeth meet the skin of the roof of your mouth hold it there for that l to make it nice and long. Bull bull bull

Please take note it’s not sim bowl for both of these

symbol symbol symbol

cymbal cymbal cymbal

And now for a sentence:

A student playing a cymbal is used as a symbol for the band.

Give it a try people will notice the difference!

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

Learn how to pronounce the words INTERN & INTERN 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: someone that is in training

Verb: to confine to an area

Definitions:

Noun: IN-tern or /ˈɪntɜrn /

Verb: in-TERN or /ɪnˈtɜrn/

Transcript:

Hi everyone jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week. It’s another heteronym in our mini series on words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and are pronounced differently.

Today we have
intern which is a noun and that is someone that is in training and then we have
intern which means to confine to an area

So both of these words have the same sounds. The difference is going to be the word stress. What is word stress you might ask? When a syllable is stressed, it is higher in pitch, louder, and the vowel is longer. Conversely when a syllable is unstressed, it is lower, softer, and shorter, and quicker.

So the two beats or the two syllables.

And these words are intern and intern. So let’s talk about the sounds. For in we’re going to start with that short ih sound. Tongue is behind the top front teeth. Mouth is relaxed. Your tongue is not touching anywhere. And your tongue is flat and high in the mouth.

Next we’re going to touch the teeth with the tip of the tongue for that n and air is going to move out of the nose.

in in in

For turn, going to touch the tip of your tongue to the back of the top front teeth, pull it down, and air is going to puff out for that t, then move to square tense lips for that er. The tip of your tongue is either pointed down or flipped back. Back of the tongue is pulled way high up. er er. And then touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that n.

in-turn

So if you have a heteronym, the general rule is the word stress is towards the beginning of the word for a noun, and the end of the word for a verb. So we’re going to stress syllable number one for the noun: in turn intern intern intern

And now for the verb we’re going to stress syllable number two: in turn in turn in turn.

So we have intern intern intern intern intern intern intern

And turn and now for a sentence:

The intern at the funeral home will intern the body.

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How to Pronounce STATIONARY & STATIONERY – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words STATIONARY & STATIONERY with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

STATIONARY: not moving or changing

STATIONERY: writing paper

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri / or STAY-SHUN-AIR-EE

Sentence:

It is easiest to write on the stationery is the desk is stationary.

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Transcript:

Hi!

It’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.

We have two words today that are spelled differently, they have different meanings, but they are pronounced exactly the same way. We have:

stationary which is not moving or not changing and

stationery which is writing paper

So to say these words correctly we are going to look at four syllables in this word.

Let’s start with syllable number one. fFor syllable number one we are going to say stay and to do this start with that s. The tip of your tongue is pointed down or it’s just behind those top front teeth. Air continues out. Then touch the teeth for that t.

And then we’re going to move to the a by opening the mouth wide and moving to a smile. As you move the lips, the tip of the tongue will move from low in the mouth with the back pulled high up, to the tip of the tongue will be right behind the top front teeth. It’ll be high and flat. stay stay

Next we’re going to move to shun. And to do this round the lips shh. Air is going to move out of your mouth for that sh sound. That’s two letters with one sound. Do not touch the tongue to your teeth for this sound.

Next relax the lip. tongues are just tongue. Relax the lips, tongue is just relaxed in the middle of the mouth for that uh, and then touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that n sound.  Air will move out of your nose.  shun stay shun

Next we’re going to move to air and to do this open wide. Tip of the tongue low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, move to square tense lips. As you do this your tongue will move a little tiny bit as you close your mouth. Again tip of the tongue is either down or flipped back, whichever is your preference, and then we’re going to end with that e by smiling – because we are finished.

Let’s put it all together stay shun air e

station airy

stationary stationary stationary

stationery stationery stationery

And now for a sentence:

It is easiest to write on the stationary if the desk is stationary.

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

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

Pronunciation:

Noun: EKS-yous

Verb: EKS-youz

Definition:

Noun: a reason or explanation

Verb: to let someone off

Transcript:

Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week. We’re continuing our mini series today on heteronyms: words that are spelled the same but with a different pronunciation and a different meaning.

Our word today is excuse which is the noun meaning a reason or an explanation;
and excuse meaning to let someone off for what they did.

To say these words correctly you’re going to start with the same syllable eks. To do this you’re going to start with that eh vowel, that short e. The tip of your tongue will just be visible between your top and your bottom teeth, and your tongue will be flat in your mouth.

Next we’re going to add that k. Tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled way high up. Then for the s you can either keep your tongue pointed down or you can put it behind your top front teeth, as long as you do not touch your teeth, and the air keeps moving out of the mouth.

eks eks eks

Next we’re going to add another k. You know how to do that, tip of your tongue down back of your tongue is pulled high up, and then you are going to add that ‘y’ sound. So all that I do is my tongue is high in the back of my mouth for that k and the tip of the tongue is down my tongue moves slightly up for that ‘y’.

Then you’re going to round your lips for that ew as you do that your tongue will just flatten out in your mouth for the noun you’re going to end with an s.

And to do this, tip of the tongue is down, or it is behind the top front teeth and the air is moving out of the mouth. The voice box is off. It is not vibrating and it is not moving. eks k-yous

excuse excuse excuse

Now for excuse. All you’re going to do is end with a z. That’s the difference here. And for that your voice box is on vibrating and moving.

excuse excuse excuse excuse excuse excuse excuse

And now for a sentence:

The excuse does not excuse the bad behavior.

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

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

Pronunciation:

Noun: you-s /juːs/

Verb: you-z /juːz/

Definitions:

Noun: an advantage or way in which something is useful

Verb: to abuse or deploy to accomplish something

Transcript:

Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week.

I have a mini series for about the next eight weeks on heteronyms. These have been very popular these are words that are spelled the same, but pronounced differently, and they have different meanings.

So our word today is use, which is a noun meaning an advantage of something, or a way in which something is useful;
and the verb use, which is to abuse or to deploy to accomplish something.

Super easy lesson today. We’re going to start both of these words with you, like you out there watching. Do not touch your teeth for this “y” sound. The tip here is to touch the back of your tongue to the inside of your top back teeth. My tongue is not touching the front of my teeth.

Then round your lips. Keep your tongue flat in the middle of your mouth for that ew ew ew ew.

Now for the noun use, we’re going to add an s. Have the tip of your tongue either behind your top teeth or pointed down to the bottom of your mouth. Your voice box is not on and it is not moving.

use use use

Now for the verb we are going to end with that z sound. The word’s going to start exactly the same. For the z almost like the s but to do this, your voice box is going to be on, vibrating, and moving. zzz

use use use

So we have
use use use
use use use

And now for a sentence:
A good use for this is to use it on your skin.
A good use for this is to use it on your skin.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful, we’d love it if you could share us with your friends and give us a like, and if you have any questions, let us know in the comments section below, or check out our practice and class options at Tarle Speech. Thanks so much everyone have a great weekend!

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How to Pronounce BROWS & BROWSE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

BROWS: ridges or hair over the eyes

BROWSE: to casually look through

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/braʊz/ or br-ow-z

Sentence:

The models like to browse the make up aisle for pencils for their brows.

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Transcript:

Hey!

It is Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.

Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way with different meanings, and different spellings.

We have

browse to casually look through and

brows ridges or hair over the eyes

We have four sounds today.

I put the br together because I think it’s easiest to kind of think about those as a unit. So to say consonant clusters or blend,s which are those two sounds that are pronounced together. The two consonant sounds we’re gonna think about starting that r before we even say the b sound. The reason is you want your tongue to be in the right spot for that r so you don’t have a vowel in between the b and the r. It’s not bu r. It’s not that.  Got to be ready for that r. So let’s get our tongue ready for the r. So to do this you want the back of your tongue to be pulled way high up. Tip of your tongue is either down or flipped back. It depends on the person, just as long as you are not touching your teeth with the tip of your tongue. Okay now that you know where your tongue is going to be, close your lips for that b sound. As you open your lips then you’re going to start saying the r sound right after the b.

Awesome!

Now we’re going to move to the ow and to do this open your mouth in a wide circle. Tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled way high up, and then we’re going to move to a pucker. ow When you move to that pucker that tongue is just going to move to flat in the middle of the mouth.

Then we’re going to end with the z sound. Tip of your tongue is behind the top front teeth or slightly pointed down and your voice box is on and moving. Your tongue does not touch anywhere for that z sound.

Let’s put it all together:

brows brows brows brows brows brows

And now for a sentence:

The models like to browse the makeup aisle for pencils for their brows.

Give it a try people are going to notice the difference!

If you found this helpful would you please share us with your friends and give us a like. And don’t forget to subscribe and if need more help we have classes and products listed at Tarle speech.

Thanks so much everyone have an amazing week!

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