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How to Pronounce CARROT, CARET, CARAT, KARAT – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words CARROT, CARET, CARAT, KARAT with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.

Definitions:

CARROT: an orange vegetable

CARET: a mark showing where a word or letter should be inserted

CARAT: a unit of weight for gem stones

KARAT: unit of weight for gold

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/ˈkɛrət/ or care-ut

Sentence:

The proof reader added a caret before the word carrot while she wore a one karat gold ring with a two carat diamond.

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FOOD Vocabulary – Tarle Speech American English Pronunciation Playlist 

Transcript:

Hi everyone!

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

Today you’ve got double bonus. It’s four for Tuesday.  We have four words that are pronounced exactly the same way.

We have:

carrot the orange vegetable

caret a mark showing where a word or a letter should be inserted

carat a unit of weight for gemstones and

karat a unit of weight for gold

I didn’t even know those last two were different. My mistake there – learned something new.

So to say these words correctly, we’re going to have two syllables or two beats.   care ut

Let’s start with that care. To say this you’re going to start with the k: tip of the tongue is down back of the tongue is pulled way high up. Then we are going to move to the air and to do this your tongue is going to be in pretty much the same spot. Tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then we’re going to move to the er by moving the lips to a square tense shape. And as you do that your tongue is just going to kind of go along for the ride and move as your lips closed.

Let’s put that all together:

care care care

And then for the ut we’re going to have that super short uh sound. Relaxed lips, relaxed mouth, tongue is just flat and relaxed in the middle of the mouth and then we’re going to touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that t.

care ut carrot carrot carrot

You may hear a little less air puff out on that t when people are using these words just in a normal sentence and that’s called that unreleased t.  So you might hear that carrot and it just sounds like a little short t there at the end with no puff of air.

So let’s try those words again

carrot carrot carrot

and now with the puff of air

carrot carrot carrot

And for a sentence:

The proofreader added a caret before the word carrot while she wore a one karat gold ring with a 2 carat diamond.

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

Learn how to pronounce the words ATTRIBUTE & ATTRIBUTE 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: AH-trih-byout or /ˈætrəˌbjut/

Verb: uh-TRIH-byout or /əˈtrɪˌbjut/

Transcript:

Hey there Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week.

We have heteronyms. These are words that are spelled exactly the same, but different meaning and different pronunciations. The word is attribute which is a noun meaning a feature or a trait or attribute which is the verb meaning regard as being caused by.

So to say these words correctly we’re going to think about word stress here. This is going to be our longest, highest pitched, and loudest syllable in this word. This is a common rule in heteronyms, and nouns the stress falls may may at the beginning, and in verbs it falls mainly at the end of the word.

So we’re stressing that first syllable: again louder, longer, higher.  The other syllables are going to be shorter, softer, and lower in pitch.

So we have attribute attribute attribute.

And now in the verb we have attribute attribute attribute.

So again long, short, short: attribute.

Short, long, short: attribute attribute attribute.

attribute attribute

attribute attribute

attribute attribute

And now for a sentence:

Did the attribute attribute to the researcher’s results?

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How to Pronounce BRIDLE & BRIDAL – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

BRIDLE: reigns of a harness

BRIDAL: pertaining to a bride

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/braɪdəl/ or bri-dul

Sentence:

The bride caught her bridal veil in the horse’s bridle.

This may be helpful:

Hospitality & Travel Vocabulary 🧳 English Pronunciation Lessons Playlist

Transcript:

Hi everyone!

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

We have two words that are pronounced exactly the same way. Different spellings and different meanings.

We have

bridle which are the reigns of a harness and

bridal pertaining to a bride

Two syllables bry dull

Let’s start with bry. To say the br combination you’re going to have your lips closed for that b sound.  Get your tongue in the spot for that r sound. Back of your tongue needs to be pulled way high up, tip of your tongue is either pointed down or flipped back, it is not touching your teeth. So that’s where your tongue is going to be for your r er.  Okay you ready for that? Now get your tongue in that position and close your lips. So then when you say that b as you open your lips your tongue is already going to be in the spot for that r.  So let’s try it again. Get your tongue in the spot for the r, close your lips for the b, and then put it all together.

Then you’re going to move to the long i and to do this open wide, tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled up high again. And then move to a smile i.  As you move to that smile the tongue will move from low in the mouth to high and flat bry bry bry.

Now for the dull. Touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that d sound. Then you are going to move to that short uh. And then to the l by moving the tip of the tongue from behind the top teeth for the d, down into the middle of the mouth, and just a relaxed posture, tip of your tongue is just in the middle of your mouth, and all relaxed, and then you’re going to touch the tip of your tongue again to the back of those top front teeth for that l sound. .To be really specific it’s on your alveolar ridge which is where your gums meet the teeth.

It’s not bride all it’s bride dul. So you’re just going to have your mouth kind of in the same spot um for that d, and then the uh, and then the l. Your lips aren’t moving a whole lot. Your tongue is doing all of the work. dull dull dull.

Let’s put it all together bry dull bry dull

bridal bridal bridal

And now for a sentence:

The bride caught her bridal veil in the horse’s bridle.

Give it a try I know people will notice the difference!

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

Learn how to pronounce the words ALTERNATE & ALTERNATE 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: ALL-ter- nit or /ˈɔltɜrnət/

Verb: all-ter-NATE or /ɔltərˈneɪt/

Transcript:

Hey there Jennifer from Tarle Speech with your question of the week.

We have another heteronym today. These have become very popular and I’ve gotten a lot of requests.

We have:

alternate the next choice and

alternate to switch back and forth

Quick review when you have a heteronym we typically stress the beginning of the word for a noun and the end of the word for a verb and we see that here. So for alternate what we are going to do is we are going to stress syllable number one all

all ter nit

all ter nit

alternate alternate alternate

Don’t forget when we have the stressed syllable that’s louder, longer, and higher in pitch; the other syllables need to be shorter, softer, and lower and pitch.

Then for the verb we have alternate alternate alternate alternate and yes we actually get a little bit of a different vowel here because that is a longer vowel.  It’s a little more stressed, we’re going to move our mouth a little more, that makes it all a little bit longer.

alternate alternate alternate alternate

So we have:

alternate alternate

alternate alternate

alternate alternate

And now for a sentence:

The alternate juror had to alternate between notebooks to review the eyewitness accounts.

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How to Pronounce CREWS & CRUISE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

CRUISE: a sailing ship

CREWS: a group of workers

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/kruz/

Sentence:

The work crews took a cruise.

This may be helpful:

Hospitality & Travel Vocabulary 🧳 English Pronunciation Lessons Playlist

Transcript:

Hi! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday. Two words spelled differently, different meanings, but pronounced exactly the same way. Yes, these words are pronounced the same way.

We have cruise a sailing ship and crews a group of workers.

So to say these words correctly, let’s start with that k sound. Tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up, air puffs out, then you’re going to move to that r sound by moving your lips to a square tense shape. For me the tip of my tongue stays down, and the back of my tongue stays up, for others of you, the tip of your tongue will flip back, and that is okay too, just as long as you do not touch the tip of the tongue to the teeth for that r sound.

Next we’re going to move to the ew and to do that pucker. As you pucker your tongue is just flat in the middle of your mouth.

And then end with the z z. To do this, the tip of your tongue is behind the top front teeth or it’s pointed down towards the bottom of the mouth. Air is moving out of your nose and your voice box is on vibrating and moving. Z

Let’s put it all together:
cruise cruise cruise
crews crews crews
cruise crews

And now for a sentence:

The work crews took a cruise.

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

Learn how to pronounce the words SUBJECT & SUBJECT 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: səbˈʤɛkt or SUB ject

verb: ˈsʌbʤɪkt or subJECT

Transcript:

Hey it’s Jennifer from Tarle Speech with your question of the week.

We have another heteronym this week. Heteronyms are words that are spelled exactly the same. They just have a different pronunciation and a different meaning.

So we have the word subject which is a noun meaning a theme; and to subject which is the verb meaning to force upon someone.

So we’re really only going to focus today just on word stress. To stress the syllable you are going to make it louder, higher in pitch, and longer. The unstressed syllable, this is important, must be shorter, softer, and lower in pitch.  So that difference is key. This is a great word to practice because we have only two beats, or two syllables, so you can practice shifting those.

So again for the noun, and let me write that on here so you can remember, this is the noun and this is the verb.  So for the noun, we’re going to say subject subject subject.

Then for the verb it will be subject subject subject.

subject – subject

subject – subject

subject – subject

And now for a sentence:

The subject of the essay is interesting. I’ll give you a summary so I don’t subject you to the lengthy reading passage.

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How to Pronounce TOLLED & TOLD – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words TOLLED & TOLD with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson.  These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

Definition:

TOLD: gave an account

TOLLED: sounded like a bell

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way:  /toʊld/ or told.

Transcript:

Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are pronounced exactly the same way. They just have different meanings and different pronunciations.

Our words are:
told: gave an account and
tolled: sounded like a bell

So to say these words correctly four sounds.

Start with that t. Touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth and as you pull it down air will puff out of your mouth.

Move to the long o. To do this you’re going to open in a wide oval shape. Tip of the tongue is down. Back of the tongue is pulled high up. And then round to a pucker. As you round to that pucker your tongue is just going to go along for the ride and it will end flat in the middle of your mouth.

Then we’re going to add the l, l. Do this by keeping that tongue moving all the way up to the back of the top front teeth. Super specifically where your teeth meet the roof of your mouth. And then pull the tongue down for that d d as you let the air puff out.

Let’s put it all together.

t old
told told told
tolled tolled tolled

And now for a sentence:
When the bell tolled the teacher told the students to take their seats.

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How to Pronounce THROW, THREW, THROUGH – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words THROW, THREW, THROUGH with this American English pronunciation lesson.

 

Pronunciation:

THROW: /θroʊ/

THROUGH/THREW: /θru/

Transcript:

Hey everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week.

We have three words today:

throw which is to have like a tantrum, a small blanket, to propel by force, to roll the dice, to throw shade – which is a look to direct a facial expression, or to lose on purpose and

through to move from one side to the other, continuing to a final destination, moving through the competition, or from time to time

So so many definitions for these two little words and that means we probably use them a lot so it’s important to learn these words.  So the question was really about this word and this word but I also threw in the past tense here so that you could see the different spellings. These two words here are homophones they are pronounced exactly the same way; and i have another video on those two words as well if you’re interested.

So let’s get started here. Again the difference here is only going to be one sound. So let’s tackle the beginning first. So we’re going to start with that th sound. I teach this sound as sticking your tongue out and not touching your teeth. If you’re a native speaker and you’re watching this yes you do touch the sides of your teeth. The reason I’m teaching it as don’t touch your teeth is because when you are a new learner, the sound is very difficult, and if you touch your teeth, it’s going to sound like a tug or a duh and we don’t want that.  So stick your tongue out, make sure that air can move over your tongue so you’re not touching the top teeth, air is going to move out continuously. If you look my tongue looks like a little cup in the middle and that is how the air moves over the top.

Next we’re going to add that r sound, er,  and you can see my tongue is out for that th then I am pulling the tongue into my mouth.  The back of my tongue is pulling way high up and the tip of the tongue is either flipped back or it is pointing down. It is not touching the teeth. Think about having square tense lips for that sound. I don’t want my lips to be puckered and I don’t want my lips to be too relaxed.  I want them to be tense and think about having them in a square shape.

Now let’s talk about these two vowel sounds. For throw we are going to have the long o. To make the sound open wide and then pucker. Your tongue is going to be pulled way high up in the back and the tip of the tongue is going to be pointing down to start. o  As you pucker the back of the tongue remains high up and the front of the tongue will just flatten out pointing towards the middle of the mouth and the tongue does not touch the teeth.

Let’s put that all together throw throw throw.

Now for the word through this one’s kind of easy you don’t open your mouth for that ew sound, you just pucker ew. through through through

So we have throw throw throw and through through through

All right and now for a sentence: Don’t throw shade if you have to go through the documents again.

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How to Pronounce TAX & TACKS – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words TAX & TACKS with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

TAX: an amount of money required by the government

TACKS: small nails or pins for a cork board

Pronunciation:

/tæks/ or taks.

Transcript:

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

Homophones are two words that are pronounced exactly the same way, but have different meanings, and different spellings.

We have the word tax today which is an amount of money required from the government and tacks which are small nails or pins for cork boards.

So to say these words correctly we’re going to start with that t sound. To do this touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth and pull it down quickly. Air puffs out.

Move to that short ah sound. Your mouth is open nice and wide, thinking about having it in a wide circle shape. Tip of the tongue is down back of the tongue is pulled way high up.

Keep your tongue there for that k and let the air just puff out.

And then move the tip of the tongue to behind, but not touching, the top front teeth for that s sound. It can be pointing down a little bit. But you do want to move for that s. You want to move the tip of that tongue up a little bit. s s s

Let’s put it all together t ah k s t-ah-k-s tax tax tax tax tax And now for a sentence: She used tacks to post her tax bill onto the cork board.

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Coffee Break Catch Up – Week in Review: July 11, 2022 – Tarle Speech English Pronunciation

Videos from the week starting Monday, July 11, 2022

Tarle Speech English Pronunciation Lesson Review

Catch up on missed lessons from last week. This pronunciation practice takes less than 10 minutes. Try it!  People will notice a difference.

 

Two for Tuesday Homophone Lesson

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Viewer Question of the Week

How to Pronounce HOME, GNOME, CHROME, DOME, COME, SOME – American English Pronunciation Lesson

 

Weekend #Shorts Quick English Pronunciation Lessons

How to Pronounce ENCOUNTER & ENCOUNTERED – #SHORTS Quick English Pronunciation Mini Lesson 

How to Pronounce AUTHORITY – #SHORTS English Pronunciation Mini Lesson

How to Pronounce GRATUITOUS – #SHORTS Quick English Pronunciation Mini Lesson

How to Pronounce GERM – #SHORTS Quick English Pronunciation Mini Lesson

How to Pronounce TORTOISE – #SHORTS Quick English Pronunciation Mini Lesson

 

 

Playlist of the Week

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