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March 18, 2022
How to Pronounce VIOLET, VIOLENCE, VIOLENT – American English Pronunciation Lesson
Learn to pronounce the words VIOLET, VIOLENCE, VIOLENT with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.
Definition:Violet a flower or shade of purple.
Violent means involving force.
Violence is a behavior intended to harm.
Pronunciation:violet: /ˈvaɪəlɪt or ˈvaɪlət/
violence /ˈvaɪələns or ˈvaɪləns/
violent /ˈvaɪələnt or ˈvaɪlənt/
If you need more help:Transcript:Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your pronunciation question of the week.
We have three words today:
violet the flower or a shade of purple
violence a behavior intended to harm and
violent means involving force
Let’s take a look at our words. I’m going to start by teaching you how to say these sounds with two beats.
I always think less is more. Let’s start with syllable one for all of these. It’s the same and that is vi. To do this, we’re going to start with that v sound. To do this your lips are going to be open. You’re going to be gently touching your teeth. Sometimes they say biting the inside or the outside of your bottom lip. Air is going to continue to move out of your mouth.
If you close your lips it is going to sound like a b and we don’t want that. It is V with the air moving out not B with the air puffing out. So again V.
Next we’re going to move to that long I sound. To do that open your mouth in a wide circle I. Tip of your tongue starts very low, back of your tongue is pulled high up, as you close your mouth to a smile, your tongue will move to high and flat in your mouth.
Now for violet, we’re going to end with lut. To do this, touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. To be super specific, where your teeth meet the roof of your mouth. Add that short ah and then end with the t. Do this by touching the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth and the air pops out. lut vi lit violet violet violet
Now for violence, again, we’re going to start with that l and u again. For the n the difference here, the tip of your tongue is still touching the back of your top front teeth, but instead of the air puffing out of your mouth, it’s going to move out of your nose, and then you’re going to pull your tongue down away from your teeth. It’s either just behind your top teeth, or it could be pointing down, and air is going to move out of your mouth for that unss luns luns lungs vi luns violence violence violence
Now for violent, again, we know that l-u-n, when your tongue is here for the n, air is moving out of your nose. We’re going to shift the air to puffing out of the mouth, and we’re going to pull that tongue tip down.
lunt lunt violent violent violent
So we have violet violence violent
I do hear some people add a schwa and you can totally do that. iI actually left a little space there and you could say violet, violence, or violent. Another difference I hear is sometimes I hear people say a long o violet, violence, violent.
So you have many options here. I do think saying two beats is always easiest: violet, violence, violent, but you do have options. And you can add that schwa: violet, violence, and violent. Or you can have the long o if you want: violet, violence, and violent.
So I have a sentence for you. I didn’t want to use the word violent in a sentence. It sounded so wrong. But I googled and I have a great sentence:
The Violet Violence is a band that I learned about while preparing for this video.
So give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. Please share us with your friends. Give us a like and check out our products on google play iTunes and at Tarle speech.
Thanks!
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March 15, 2022
How to Pronounce PLAIN & PLANE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words PLAIN & PLANE with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:A plane is a flat surface or to soar or glide.
Plain means not decorated or a person who is unremarkable; or an area of flat land.
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced P-L-long A-N or /pleɪn/.
Sentence:The airplane flew over the wide open plain.
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Transcript:Hi everyone! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way so you only have to learn one pronunciation. But they do have different spellings and different meanings. So our words today are plane which means a flat surface or too sore or glide. And plain not decorated or a person who is unremarkable or an area of flat land. So to say these words correctly we’re going to start with that p sound lips together and then they pop open. Move to that l sound and to do that tip of your tongue is behind your top front teeth. Next we have the long a sound. To do that open wide. Tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled up. And then you move to a smile and a high flat tongue: a And then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for the n. Air moves out of your nose. plane plain plane plain plane plain plane plain plane And now for a sentence: The airplane flew over the wide open plain. Give it a try! People are going to notice the difference! If you found this helpful and like this video we would love it if you shared us with your friends. And if you’re looking for help check out our products and classes at Tarle speech. Thanks so much everyone have a great week!
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March 11, 2022
How to Pronounce MIGRANT, MIGRAINE, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRATION – American English Pronunciation Lesson
Learn to pronounce the words MIGRANT, MIGRAINE, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRATION with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.
Definitions:A migraine is a severe headache.
A migrant is a person who moves from place to place often for work.
Pronunciation:migrant: mi-grunt /maɪgrənt,/
migraine: mi-gran /ˈmaɪˌgreɪn/
immigrant: im-uh-grunt /ɪməgrənt/
Immigration: im-uh-gray-shun /ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən/
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Transcript:Hey everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week!
We have two words today that are the main focus of the lesson and then i’m going to add a few words in because I think some of you might have questions about those as well.
So our words are:
migrant which is a person who moves from place to place, often for work and
migraine a severe headache
So let’s look at these two words: migrant and migraine.
So the first part of this word is like saying my. So to do this, what you’re going to do, is you’re going to open your mouth really wide for that I sound. It’s going to be in a wide open oval shape and then you are going to close your mouth, I, to a smile. Your tongue is going to start low in the front, high in the back, I. And then it’s going to move to nice and high and flat in the mouth I.
So for that m lips are closed, air moves out of your mouth: my my my
Next let’s move on to that g r combination. For the g sound, the tip of your tongue is going to be down, back of your tongue is pulled up, air is just going to puff out of your mouth. G G
Then you are going to move to that r. For the r I keep the tip of my tongue down in the bottom of my mouth and the back of the tongue continues to be pulled up. GR GR GR
I do close my lips slightly when I move to that r sound, and I move to more of a square tense lip shape. You do not want to add a sound between the g and the r. There is no vowel there. You do not want to say Ga rain it’s just GR GR GR
So you smoothly move from that g to that r sound. Yes you can make the r sound with the tip of your tongue flipped back, but the key is do not touch your teeth for that r, and do not let your tongue move.
Now for migrant you’re going to add that short uh sound, and then you’re going to move to the n. Touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that N. Air moves out of the nose, and then when you pull your tongue down, the air puffs out of your mouth for that t. N T N T.
Let’s put that one together:
my grunt
my grunt
migrant migrant
Now for grain we’re going to start with that gr again. And then we’re going to move to that long a sound. To do this, wide open circle mouth, tip of your tongue is low, back of your tongue is pulled up, and then you’re going to move to a smile for the end of that sound. When you move to the smile your tongue will be high and flat.
a a a
And then we’re going to end with the M: m. Tip of the tongue touches the back of the top front teeth, air moves out of your nose:
grain grain grain
And let’s put that together:
migraine migraine migraine
So we have:
migrant migrant migrant and
migraine migraine migraine
Now some of you might be asking what about immigrant who is a person who intends to settle in a new place. And what we would do here, is we would just add ima ima. And let me write that down for you it would be IMA grunt
So that would be immigrant immigrant immigrant.
Now if we have immigration, we do know that we need to change that syllable stress. If you’ve watched my videos you for sure know that. And then we are going to move to ima grey shun
Because remember, you always stress the syllable right before the shun. So we have:
migrant migraine immigrant immigration
migrant migraine immigrant immigration
And now for a sentence:
The migrant had a migraine since the paperwork for a new immigrant was very lengthy.
So give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please share us with your friends and give us a like. If you need help, check out our products on google play and itunes and all of our classes at Tarle speech.
Thanks so much everyone have a great weekend!
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March 8, 2022
How to Pronounce PIER & PEER – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words PIER & PEER with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly with Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language. Lessons guide you through a quick pronunciation lesson with practice examples. Learn quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!
Definitions:A pier is a dock.
To peer means to look.
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced P-EAR or /pɪr/.
Sentence:I love to peer at the ships from the end of the pier.
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Transcript:Hi everyone it is Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday! Two for Tuesday are homophones. These are words that are pronounced exactly the same way. The words are pronounced the same. The meanings and the spellings are different.
So our words today are:
pier a dock and
peer to look
I’m going to start off by saying I have another video for pair pear and pare. These words are pronounced with the air vowel. PAIR.
These R vowels get very confusing because of spelling. So again today we’re talking about pier and peer and to say these words correctly we’re going to start with the p sound. P. Put your lips together and open them up air puffs out.
Then we’re going to move to that ear vowel. To do this smile. Tongue is nice and high and then you’re going to move to that er by either popping the tongue down or flipping it back and the back of your tongue stays high up. End with square tense lips: ear.
And now for a sentence:
I love to peer at the ships from the end of the pier.
Give it a try people are going to notice the difference.
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March 4, 2022
How to Pronounce HOTTER and HARDER – American English Pronunciation Lesson
Learn to pronounce the words HOTTER and HARDER with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.
Definitions:HOTTER is a comparative adjective that means something is higher in temperature.
HARDER is a comparative adjective that means something is more solid.
Pronunciation:HOTTER: hoh-der or /hɑdər/
HARDER: hare-der or /hɑrdər/
Transcript:Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your pronunciation question of the week!
We have two words today:
hotter which is a comparative adjective saying that something is higher in temperature and
harder another comparative adjective meaning something is more solid
So we’re doing a little sound comparison here. These words are confusing because of these short oh and this r vowel that we actually pronounce as r.
So let’s start with the easy sound in these words the h sound. To do that you’re just going to open your mouth, everything is relaxed, and air is just going to move out of your mouth. Now let’s go to that der at the end. This is the flap t. We are going to pronounce this t as a d because it is between a vowel and an er sound. So in those situations we can pronounce that letter t as a fast d sound or the flap t sound. And to do this think of it as a super fast d sound. The tip of your tongue is touching almost your front teeth. It’s on that little piece of skin that kind of starts the roof of your mouth. Then you’re going to add that er. To do this think about square tense lips the tip of your tongue is either pointing down or flipped back and the back of your tongue is pulled high up the tip of your tongue is not moving.
Now let’s look at the vowels. We have that short open oh sound for this sound think of having your mouth open very wide in a wide oval shape. When your mouth is in that shape the tip of your tongue can get very low in the front of your mouth in the bottom of your mouth and the back of your tongue will be pulled high up
oh
oh
ho der
hotter hotter hotter hotter
Now let’s look at that r vowel and the word harder. We are going to need to think about moving from that oh to that er you really have to think about this. Because if you don’t think about it enough you’re going to make that r too short and it’s going to sound like it isn’t there. So again we’re going to start with the oh your mouth is really wide open tongue tip is low back of the tongue is pulled high up. Okay. Your tongue is going to stay really high in the back. You are going to then close your mouth more to that square tense lip shape for that er. When you do this again, some people flip their tongue back. Other people keep the tip of the tongue down. Doesn’t matter what you do just choose which works for you for that er part of this vowel. Again this is two parts of a vowel that’s going to make one new vowel. So we don’t want a break in between those sounds we want just nice smooth movement from that oh to the er
are
are
are
Think about holding that er for just a little extra second to really make sure it’s there and let’s add that h har der
harder harder harder
Let’s try them all together
hotter hotter hotter
harder harder harder
hotter harder
Now here’s a quick tip. This is difficult and if it’s difficult for you take it slow. Go slowly at first and then get faster and faster. And it’s always okay to keep going slow if you need to. Especially if it’s on a word here or there because then you will be understood. And it’s all about being clear, not being perfect as you all know.
So let’s try them one more time.
hotter hotter hotter
harder harder harder
Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please share us with your friends and give us a like. If you need help, check out our products on google play and itunes and all of our class options at Tarle speech.
Thanks everyone have a great weekend!
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March 1, 2022
How to Pronounce PEDDLE, PEDAL, PETAL – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words PEDDLE, PEDAL, & PETAL with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:To peddle means to sell or promote.
Pedal means a foot operated levers or to move a bike.
A petal is a colorful part of a flower.
Pronunciation:These words are ALL pronounced PED-UL or /pɛdəl/.
Sentence:The flower seller would peddle his product via pedal power while showing off his colorful flower petals.
Transcript:Hey everyone! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday.
Today is a three for Tuesday! Three homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way but are spelled differently with different meanings.
So we have
pedal to sell or promote
pedal foot operated levers or to move a bike and
pedal the colorful part of a flower
To say these words correctly two beats. We’re going to start with the ped. To do this lips just close and then open. Air puffs out. You’re going to keep your mouth slightly open. Tip of your tongue is going to be peeking out between your top and your bottom teeth for that eh sound. And then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for the d.
ped ped ped
Then you are going to move your tongue and touch the back of your top front teeth again and hold it there for a second for that llll sound. Recently, I found that for some of my students it’s easier to think about this as saying ul ul ul. And that helps you to keep the sound going as you are getting to that spot for the l.
So it’s not ped l. It’s ped-ul ped-ul.
peddle pedal petal
peddle pedal petal
And now for a sentence:
The flower seller would peddle his product via petal power while showing off his colorful flower petals.
Give it a try people are going to notice the difference!
If you found this helpful please share this with your friends. Check out our products and our classes on Tarle speech.com and have an amazing week!
Thanks so much!
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February 25, 2022
How to Pronounce CAN’T & COUNT – American English Pronunciation Lesson
Learn to pronounce the words CAN’T and COUNT with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. Avoid an embarrassing mistake and don’t say CUNT.
Definitions:Can’t is the contraction of CAN and NOT.
Count means to determine how many.
Pronunciation:Can’t has a short a; /kænt/
Count has a long OW; /kaʊnt/
Cunt has a short u; /kʌnt/
Transcript:Hi everyone jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week. I have two words today: can’t the contraction of can not
and count meaning to determine how many.
Take a look at our words we have can’t and count. So let’s start with that k sound to make this sound tip of your tongue is down back of your tongue is pulled up air puffs out. K.
For the ending the nt going to touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. For that n nnnn; air is going to move out of your nose. And then you’re going to pull your tongue down and allow that air to puff out for the teeth T T
N T N T
K N T
So we’ve got the beginning and the end.
Now for the vowels. For can’t we are going to say a very open short ah sound: can’t. To do that open your mouth in a wide round circle, the tip of your tongue is very low in your mouth, ah, the back of your tongue is pulled high up and your tongue is relatively wide.
can’t can’t can’t
Now for count you’re going to move your mouth from open to a pucker, ow. So open your mouth really wide. Again in a wide round circle and then move to the pucker. As you do that your tongue is going to move from a position like this OW to flat. So tip is low, back is pulled up and then the tongue is going to move to a flat position as you move to that pucker.
ow ow
Let’s try these all together
can’t can’t can’t
count count count
can’t count
I can’t count all of the nice comments from all of my students.
So if you’re still watching I’m going to give you a one more word that you really do not want to say. Um at least here in the u.s. I know in some other english-speaking countries this isn’t as bad, but the word is cunt. I really don’t like this word and I can’t believe I’m saying it in a video. But if you keep your mouth too closed you will say that short u sound and you will say this word by mistake. So focus on opening really wide for that ah in can’t and that ow in count.
So I appreciate all of you! Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please give us a like and a share. Don’t forget to subscribe. If you need help check out our products and our classes at tarle speech. Tthank you so much everyone have a great week!
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February 22, 2022
How to Pronounce MINOR & MINER – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words MINOR & MINER with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.
Definitions:A minor is a small or underaged person
A miner is a person who works in a mine.
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced MY-NER or /maɪnər/.
Sentence:A minor cannot be a miner.
This may be helpful:Transcript:Hello! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way. They are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Our words today are:
minor a small or underage person and
minor a person who works in a mine
So to say these words correctly we have two beats or two syllables: my ner
I wrote this two different ways m with the long I. But I also wrote it as my because that word is pronounced the same way and if that is an easy way for you to remember it then great.
So again to say this word correctly let’s start with the my. To do this lips together for the m air moves out of the nose. And then open for that long I. Open wide, tongue tip is low, back of the tongue is pulled up, and then smile.
my my my
Next we’re going to end with the second syllable ner. To do this touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. Air moves out of your nose. And then move to square tense lips with the tip of the tongue either pointed down or flipped back. Back of the tongue pulled up for the ER.
Let’s put it all together
my ner my ner
minor miner
minor miner
minor miner
And now for a sentence:
A minor cannot be a miner.
Give it a try people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please share us with your friends. If you need help check out our products and our classes at Tarle speech.
Thank you so much everyone! Have an amazing week!
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February 18, 2022
How to Pronounce MEDICINE & MADISON – American English Pronunciation Lesson
Learn to pronounce the words medicine and Madison with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.
Definition:Medicine is the science of diagnosing, treatment, and prevention of disease or a compound used to treat disease.
Madison is a girls name, a city in Wisconsin, or a street in New York City.
Pronunciation:Madison: mad-uh-sin or /ˈmædəsən/
Medicine: med-uh-sin or /ˈmɛdəsən/
Transcript:Hi there jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week.
We have two words today:
medicine – the science of diagnosing treatment or prevention of disease
and
Madison which is a girl’s name, a city in Wisconsin, or a street inNew York City.
So we have our words medicine and Madison.
Three beats in each of these words and each word is going to end with the same two syllables so let’s knock that out.
We have the short uh – the schwa syllable; and then we end with syllable three which is sin.
We start with the s: sss. Tip of the tongue is either pointed down or behind the top front teeth. It is not touching. Air continues to move out. We’re going to have a relaxed mouth for that short ih. And then the tip of your tongue touches the back of your top front teeth for that n nnn as the air moves out of your nose. Now I wrote this as sin but because it is an unstressed relaxed vowel you can think of also saying sun or sen as long as it is short and as long as it is quick.
All right what’s the difference between the med and the mad? Let’s break this down. We’re going to start with the m mm. Lips are together, air is moving out of the nose. For the d, at the end, going to touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth. Very specifically to the spot where the teeth meet the roof of the mouth. Air is going to puff out and your voice box is on and moving.
What’s the difference between these vowels? Let’s start with that very American open a sound. To make this sound you’re going to open your mouth in a very wide circle shape ah. Tip of your tongue is really low in the front bottom of the mouth, back of the tongue is pulled really high up, ah. As I always say, exaggerate these sounds when you’re practicing. There’s no shame in that game! Open your mouth really wide get your tongue low in the front, high in the back, ah. Really think about moving from that closed mouth. You really have to move. It’s closed, really open, almost closed again.
mad mad mad
Now for med. This is what people usually say and this is a more closed relaxed e sound. So we have ah eh. For the eh sound, my mouth is slightly open. You can see the tip of my tongue between my top and bottom teeth.
The back of my tongue is sort of anchored towards the um insides of my back top teeth. eh
So again, you can see the tip of my tongue, my mouth is slightly open, the back of my tongue is a little bit higher up, and kind of anchored by the um insides of my back top teeth.
Let’s put that all together
med med med
and
mad mad mad
Let’s try this all together
medicine medicine medicine
madison madison madison
medicine madison
medicine madison
And now for a sentence:
Please pick up the medicine at the Madison pharmacy.
Please pick up the medicine at the Madison pharmacy.
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February 15, 2022
How to Pronounce MAINE, MAIN, & MANE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words MAINE, MAIN, & MANE with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:MAINE is a state in the USA.
MAIN means the foremost in size or importance.
MANE is hair on a lion or horse; or a person’s long hair.
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced M-long A-N or /meɪn/.
Sentence:The hiker secured her mane while on the main trail so she could see the beautiful views in Maine.
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Transcript:Hi everyone! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday. Today we actually have three words! It’s a bonus day!
This lesson is about homophones which are words that are pronounced exactly the same way, that they have different spellings, and different meanings. Our words today are
Maine a state in the u.s
Main foremost in size or importance and
Mane hair on a lion or horse or a person’s long hair
So to say these words correctly three little sounds. We’re going to start with the m m. Lips together, air is moving out of your nose.
Move to that long a vowel. Mouth is open in a wide circle. Tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up.
And then move to a smile and your tongue will end high and flat in your mouth.
And then end with the end tip of the tongue touches the back of the top front teeth. Air moves out of your nose.
Let’s put it all together
M A N
Maine main mane
Maine main mane
And now for a sentence:
The hiker secured her mane while on the main trail so she could see the beautiful views in Maine.
Give it a try! I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please share us with your friends and if you need more help you can check out our products at Tarle speech.
Thanks so much everyone! Have an amazing week!
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