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English Pronunciation Word Stress in Suffixes -MENT

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. The lesson discusses the suffix -MENT.

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!

ADJUSTMENT /əˈʤʌstmənt/

DEVELOPMENT /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

PUNISHMENT /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

REPLACEMENT /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/

AMUSEMENT /əmˈjuzmənt/

AMAZEMENT /əˈmeɪzmənt /

ENCOURAGEMENT /ɛnˈkɜrɪʤmənt/

REFRESHMENT /rəˈfrɛʃmənt/

Transcript:

Hi everyone it’s Jennifer with Tarle speech with your tip on how to pronounce a suffix today. Our suffix today is ment and we are going to pronounce ment as munt and it’s going to be an unstressed syllable.

To so to say this syllable, we’re going to start with the m sound. To do this put your lips together, air is going to move out of your nose.

Next open your mouth. It’s going to be relaxed. Tongue in the middle of your mouth for a short uh sound.

Then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that n nnn. Air is moving out of your nose.

Then quickly shift the air to coming out of your mouth as you pull your tongue down away from your teeth N T N T

munt munt munt

And we hear this in the words
adjustment
development
punishment
replacement
amusement
amazement
encouragement and
refreshment

If you say an ent or an int at the end for that short e or that short i. Totally fine! You just want that to be an unstressed, shorter vowel sound at the end of the word in that suffix.

So one more time
adjustment
amusement
development
amazement
punishment
encouragement
replacement and
refreshment

So give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference! If you found this helpful we would love it if you shared us with your friends. If you need more help you can check out our products on google, iTunes and our classes at Tarle speech.

Thanks so much everyone!

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How to Pronounce THROWN & THRONE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words THROWN & THRONE with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

THRONE is a ceremonial chair.

THROWN means to propel with force.

Pronunciation:

These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way: TH-R-long O-N or /θroʊn/.

Sentence:

The queen had thrown her crown on the throne.

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Transcript:

Hey everyone it is Jennifer with Tarle speech and your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words with different spellings, different meanings, but they are pronounced exactly the same way.

We have two words today:
thrown a ceremonial chair and
thrown to propel with force

So to say these words correctly we are going to start with that t h sound th. Your tongue comes out of your mouth for the sound and you need to have space between your teeth and your tongue so the air can move over your tongue and out of your mouth. I tell people not to touch their teeth with their tongue even though sometimes they can touch slightly on the sides. Just because if you touch the front teeth, you close the ability for the air to come out, and then it sounds like t and we don’t want that we want a th th

You can see my tongue sort of makes a little cup. th th th

Then from there we are going to move to that r sound. To do this the tip of your tongue is inside of your mouth and it’s either pointed down or flipped back. My tip is for this take your time this is a super difficult sound combination so practice moving slowly let’s try it together. thr thr thr

After you get good at that you can go a little bit faster. But again my tip is – take your time at first and really get the feel for that sound.

Next we’re going to move to that long o and to do this your mouth opens wide and then it puckers. Your tongue tip will be down low and then it’ll move to about the middle of the mouth. And then end by touching the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth nor that n, air moves out of your nose. Let’s put it all together and go slowly at first
throne thrown throne
throne thrown throne
throne thrown throne

And now for a sentence;
The queen had thrown her crown on the throne.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful we would love a like a share and a subscribe. If you’re looking for more help check out all of our class options and our products that are available at Tarle speech.

Thank you so much everyone have a great week!

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How to Pronounce CHRISTMAS & JESUS CHRIST – American English CHRISTMAS Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the word Christmas and Jesus Christ with this Christmas American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

Jesus Christ is the central figure in christianity.

Christmas is the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth.

Pronunciation:

/krɪsməs/

/ʤizəs kraɪst/

Sentence:

Do not wrestle your brother on the living room floor. This is not a wrestling ring and you are not a wrestler.

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Transcript:

Hi everyone merry Christmas! It is jennifer and Claire from Tarle Speech and we are here with your Christmas lesson. Since we are celebrating baby Jesus’s birthday today our words today are Jesus Christ and that is the central figure of christianity; and Christmas the celebration of Jesus’s birth.

So show us those words Claire.

Okay so we have Jesus. Let’s start with that. So to say Jesus we are going to start with that j sound j. And to do this you’re going to touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth and then pull it back quickly for that j j j sound. Next move to that long e tongue is high and flat smile and hold that long e je. Next we’re going to move to the z sound yes the z spelled with an s; but we’re going to pronounce a z here. And to do that the tip of your tongue is going to be pointed slightly down or just behind the top front teeth. It is not touching. Your voice box is on and moving. Then we’re going to move to that short uh. Just relaxed mouth and then end with an s. Again tip of the tongue is down or behind the top front teeth it is not touching.

Let’s put it all together:

jesus jesus jesus
jesus jesus jesus

And now for the next two words can you hold this up to the side maybe over here. Let’s see how we’re gonna do that? Okay perfect! Okay this gets confusing because the word Christ is pronounced with a long I and Christmas is pronounced with a short i and no t. That t is silent. So to say Christ and Christmas we’re going to start with that kr and to do that tip of your tongue is down back of your tongue is pulled high up for that k. Keep your tongue there. Square tense lips and then say that R.

For the long i open mouth moves to a smile. For the short i relaxed mouth mouth is just slightly open. Tip of your tongue will just be peeking out below your top teeth. Then we’re going to move to the s for both of those tip of the tongue is either down or behind the top front teeth. Sorry about that. And the air is going to be moving so we have cry and chris. Now for the s t here you know how to say the s, then what you’re going to do is just touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that t. Christ Christ Christ. Try that second part Christ Christ one more time Christ.

And then for Christmas, after you say that s, new syllable and then you’re just going to end with mus. Lips together for that m, open relaxed mouth for that uh, and then you know the drill for the s.

Let’s put it all together chris mus chris muss
christmas christmas christmas
christmas christmas christmas

And let’s try those words one more time Jesus Christ Christmas

Try them all Jesus Christ Christmas.

And we have another special guest star today. Who do we have Claire? Show them. We brought baby Jesus from our manger because we are celebrating Jesus’s birthday. And there he is! So merry Christmas to you all, happy birthday baby Jesus, and may you all have a wonderful day!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

bye!

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How to Pronounce ANGEL – American English CHRISTMAS Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the word ANGEL with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definition:

An angel is a spiritual being or messenger of God. I

Pronunciation:

AN-JUL or /eɪnʤəl/

Sentence:

I think Claire is an angel.

I hang an angel on my tree.

Transcript:

Hello everyone!  It is jennifer and Claire and we are here for another Christmas week lesson. Our word today is another suggestion from Claire – angel and an angel is a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant agent or messenger of god and you can put an angel on top of your tree. So yes we can put an angel on top of the tree. So to say the word angel we are going to start with that long a sound to do that you’re going to open your mouth wide tip of your tongue is low, back of your tongue is pulled up move to a smile as you do that your tongue will end high and flat in your mouth a a then we’re going to touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that n AIN AIN

And then we’re going to end with jul and to do this you’re going to start with that j sound. The j is tricky for some people so to do this you are going to touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth like you’re saying the d sound. Then you’re going to quickly pull your tongue back to the middle of your mouth for the j j sound air is going to puff out. Then we’re going to have that nice short uh sound. And then move to the l and touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. Make sure you hold that l there for just an extra second so it’s nice and long and strong jul jul.

Let’s put it all together angel angel angel angel angel angel angel angel.
My sentence is I think Claire is an angel.

And your sentence:u I hang an angel on my tree.

Okay so give it a try we know people are going to notice the difference if you need extra help check us out at Tarle speech and we are wishing you a merry Christmas bye-bye merry Christmas merry Christmas!

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How to Pronounce MISTLETOE – American English CHRISTMAS Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the word mistletoe with this Christmas American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definition:

Mistletoe is a plant that grow on a tree. You hang it over the door at Christmas. If you catch someone standing underneath the mistletoe, you must give them a kiss.

Pronunciation:

It is pronounced mis-ul-to or /mɪsəltoʊ/.

Sentence:

Do not wrestle your brother on the living room floor. This is not a wrestling ring and you are not a wrestler.

Transcript:

Hi everyone it is Jennifer from Tarle speech with a Christmas week pronunciation lesson. And I have a guest with me today, my elf, sassy boo, and drum roll please – it’s Claire! Everyone’s been asking to see her. How old are you now Claire 8.

Okay so Claire planned this video today and the video is on the word mistletoe. So the word is mistletoe. Mistletoe is a plant that grows on a tree. And it’s traditional to hang it over your door and then when it is hung over the door if you catch someone standing under it you have to give them a kiss. yes. So to say mistletoe correctly Claire can you please hold my board thank you very much. To say mistletoe correctly we have three beats: miss ul toe miss ul toe

So for the first syllable miss you’re going to start with closed lips for that m. Move to that short i sound with relaxed open mouth. You’re just going to see your tongue peeking out there. Everything is relaxed. And then move to the sss keep that air moving. Tongue does not touch your teeth. Tip of the tongue is down or flipped back. Miss

Next we’re going to move to syllable number two ul. To do this you’re just going to move your tongue up to touch the back of your top front teeth. ul ul ul

And then you end with toe. Start by touching the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that t and then end with the o. To do that open mouth and it moves to a pucker. Toe

Let’s put it all together miss ul toe.

mistletoe mistletoe mistletoe mistletoe
And now Claire’s turn give me three times mistletoe mistletoe mistletoe

I hope that someone that you love is standing under the mistletoe so that you can give them a smooch. And Claire would also like to introduce her reindeer and what is your reindeer’s name is mistletoe. Say it again mistletoe show us mistletoe.

Okay this is mistletoe and sassy boo our elf who’s up there on the tree brought mistletoe for us so merry Christmas and we will see you again soon bye!

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How to Pronounce WADE & WEIGHED – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words WADE and WEIGHED with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

Weighed means to find out how heavy or to assess importance.

Wade means to walk with effort or through water.

Pronunciation:

It is pronounced W-A-D or /weɪd/.

Sentence:

The gear weighed more than I thought as I had to wade through the water to carry it to the boat.

Transcript:

Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday.

We have two words today that are homophones those are words that are pronounced exactly the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

So the two words that are pronounced the same today are weighed which means to find out how heavy or to assess importance and wait to walk with effort or to walk in water. Here are the words.

So to say these words correctly three little sounds today. Let’s start with that w. To do this all you’re going to do is pucker your lips then move to that long a. To do this the tip of your tongue is low in the mouth back of the tongue is pulled high up with a really wide open mouth move to a smile. As you move to the smile the tongue will move from the bottom of the mouth to behind the top front teeth and it’ll be high and flat. a a a And then we’re going to end with that d sound. To do this touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth air pops out and your voice box is on and moving.

Let’s give it all a try:

wade
weighed
wade
weighed
wade
weighed

And now for a sentence:
The gear weighed more than I thought as I had to wade through the water to carry it to the boat. So give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful we would love a like a share to subscribe if you need help check us out on Tarle speech dot com thanks everyone have an amazing week!

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How to Pronounce STALK & STOCK – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words STALK & STOCK with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

STALK is a stem.

STOCK can mean goods, shares in a business, or a liquid base of a soup.

Pronunciation:

These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way: ST-short o-K or /stɔk/.

Sentence:

The corn stalk does not make good vegetable stock.

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Transcript:

Hey there it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday!

These are homophones. These words are pronounced exactly the same way, different spellings and different meanings. We have stalk which is a stem and stock which are goods shares in a business or the liquid base of a soup.

To say these words correctly we have four sounds. Let’s start with the s. sss To do this sound tip of the tongue is either down towards the bottom of the mouth, the tip of the tongue, or behind the top front teeth. It’s not touching the teeth. Air is going to continuously move out of the mouth – sssss. Then you’re going to touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that sss t

Then we’re going to move to that open oh. Wide open oval mouth, tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled up.

And then we’re going to end with the k. Again tip of the tongue is down back of the tongue is pulled up and the mouth is open. Air puffs out.

Let’s put it all together:
s talk
stock stock stock
stalk stalk stalk

And now for a sentence:

The corn stalk does not make good vegetable stock.

Give it a try 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 more help we have products and classes listed at Tarle speech.

Thanks so much everyone have an amazing week!

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How to Pronounce WRESTLE, WRESTLER, WRESTLING – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn to pronounce the words wrestle, wrestler, and wrestling with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

WRESTLE means a grappling sport or to struggle with a decision.

Pronunciation:

RES-UL /ˈrɛsəl/

RES-LER or RES-UH-LING /ˈrɛslər/ or /ˈrɛsələr/

RES-LING or RES-UH-LING /ˈrɛslɪŋ/ or /ˈrɛsəlɪŋ/

Sentence:

Do not wrestle your brother on the living room floor. This is not a wrestling ring and you are not a wrestler.

Transcript:

Hello everyone it is Jennifer from Tarle Speech.

Not a super exciting background, not the best
lighting, but my video that I am supposed

to post, the sound did not work.

My microphone is broken so I’m using my computer
to record this.

So thanks for your understanding.

Our words today are wrestle which is a grappling
sport or it can also mean that you’re struggling

with something and trying to decide.

So our word today has a lot of silent letters.

We have a silent w and we have a silent t
here and of course the e at the end is silent

as well.

So to say this word correctly we are going
to start with the r sound er.

And to do this, if you watch my videos: square
tense lips, tip of your tongue is either pointed

down or flipped back, back of the tongue is
pulled high up.

It really just depends on how you make that
sound but the key is do not touch your teeth

for the r sound; and do not allow your tongue
to move.

R . Next we’re going to move to that short
e sound and to do that you can see the tip

of my tongue is just between my top and bottom
teeth- peeking out there.

It’s not touching anywhere.

My lips and my mouth are relatively relaxed.

Then I’m going to move to that s sound.

ssss Tip of the tongue is either down and
the is down low in the mouth or it is behind

the top teeth again it is not touching the
teeth.

sssss Let’s put that first part together res
res res.

Then you’re going to move to syllable two
which is ul ul and for that we’re just going

to have that short uh sound and we’re then
going to move to the l by touching the tip

of the tongue to the back of the top front
teeth.

Specifically where the teeth end and the skin
on the roof of the mouth begins.

Let’s say it all together
res ul

res ul
wrestle wrestle wrestle

Now what happens when we add this er or this
ing?

So for this ler part- touch the tip of your
tongue to the back of your top front teeth

and then either pull the tongue down or flip
the tip of the tongue back for that er

ler
ler

ler
wrestler

wrestler
wrestler wrestler wrestler

And then for wrestling, start with that l
touch the tip of the tongue to the back of

the top front teeth, add that short ih sound
by relaxing your mouth and the tongue is going

to pop down a little bit behind the top front
teeth.

It’s not touching then keep that tongue moving
down to the bottom of the mouth.

Tip of the tongue really low for that ng sound
– two letters for the ng – one sound.

Tip of the tongue is down back of the tongue
is pulled up

ing
ing

ing
ling

ling
ling

wrestling wrestling
wrestling wrestling wrestling

So for wrestler you have another option.

You can also add the schwa sound so you can
say two beats rus ler or three beats res uh

ler wrestler wrestler

You can also add a schwa for the last word
and you can say two beats for res ling or

three beats for res uh ling wrestling wrestling

So let’s give those all a try again
wrestle wrestle wrestle

wrestler wrestler wrestler

wrestling wrestling wrestling

Don’t wrestle your brother on the living room
floor!

This is not a wrestling ring and you are not
a wrestler.

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.

Thank you all for your likes and your kind
comments.

If you need help check out our products and
our classes at Tarle speech dot com.

Thanks so much hopefully my new microphone
will be here soon and I will see you all this

weekend for a few new shorts.

Take care!

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How to Pronounce ADDITION & EDITION – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words ADDITION & EDITION with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

ADDITION means adding something.

EDITION means a version.

Pronunciation:

These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way: /ədɪʃən/.

You can also think of it as follows:

Short u-D-short i-SH-short u-N

uh-di-shun

“a dish in”

Sentence:

I have an addition to the current edition of the book.

Transcript:

Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday!

These are homophones: two words that are spelled differently, with different meanings, that are pronounced exactly the same way. So same pronunciation for both of these words. So we have two words:
addition to add something and
addition a version

So to say these words correctly we’re going to think about three beats UH DIH SHUN. UH DIH SHUN.

I actually spelled this though, and I split the syllables a little differently, and wrote the word dish, because I know sometimes having a real word helps some of you. So you can think of that as well.

So so to say this word correctly, let’s start with the short, unstressed, uh, the schwa. Just open your mouth, let the air puff out for that uh.

Next move to the dish and to do that, touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. And then you’re going to relax your mouth for that short ih and then pucker for the sh. SHHHH And then end with the un. To do that, relaxed mouth, and then touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that n, air moves out of the nose.

Let’s put it all together a dish un
addition edition
addition edition
addition edition
addition

And now for a sentence:

I have an addition to the current edition of the book.
I have an addition to the current edition of the book.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference! If you need help check out our products on teachers pay teachers, google, and iTunes and our class options on Tarle speech.

Thanks everyone!

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How to Pronounce REST RUST RENT RUNT RANT – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words REST, RUST, RENT, RUNT, RANT with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Definitions:

REST to relax

RUST a reddish flaking coating on iron or steel

RENT a regular payment for property

RUNT the smallest animal in a litter

RANT to speak loudly in an impassioned way

Pronunciation:

REST: R-short e-S-T or /rɛst/

RUST: R-short u-S-T or /rʌst/

RENT: R-short e-N-T or /rɛnt/

RUNT: R-short u-N-T or /rʌnt/

RANT: R-short a-N-T or /rænt/

Sentence:

He needed to rest after working to remove to remove the rust from the iron fence.

Don’t rant about the high rent.

The runt of the litter is the cutest pup.

Transcript:

Hi everyone it is Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week. Our question today is how do I say the word
rest to relax
rust a reddish flaking coating on iron and steel
rent a regular payment for property
runt the smallest animal in a litter and
rant to speak loudly in an impassioned way

All right so let’s give these words a look and jump right in. Let’s start with this r sound. Okay! Most of my students have to work on this sound and that’s okay. Let’s do a little bit of a deeper dive here today. To say the r sound in english the tongue never touches the teeth. You are not going to tap the teeth with your tongue. You’re not going to touch the teeth with your tongue. It is just going to be hanging out in your mouth. Your tongue tip is either pointed down or you can flip it back. The key is again, do not touch your teeth with the tip of your tongue. Do not touch it. The back of your tongue will be pulled up very high towards the roof of your mouth.

If you tend to say a w try pulling your lips back and smiling a little bit more. So instead of saying pull your lips back,
I always say try to think of making your lips square and tense and that helps a lot of people. All right! So we have that r out of the way.

Now let’s look at these endings we have the ST and the NT.

What’s the difference here? Let’s start with that s t to say an s most of my students can do this. You are going to have the tip of your tongue pointed down or just going to be behind your top teeth and the air is going to move out of your mouth. What you’re going to do next is quickly touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that t.

And after you touch again, you’re going to pull it down rather quickly. So tongue is back for the s or pointed down.

All right and then for that nt

The difference here is your tongue starts by touching the back of your top front teeth for that n – air is moving out of your nose. Then as you pull your tongue down and away to make that t sound, air must puff out of your mouth.

All right, what about these vowels. Let’s take a look at those. For the short EH sound in rest and rent, your mouth is going to be relaxed and slightly open. The tip of your tongue will just be peeking out between your top and your bottom teeth.
My tongue is relatively flat and it’s in the middle of my mouth. For uh the short uh sound just going to have a super relaxed mouth, uh, and my tongue pops down a little bit from that eh.

So again for that eh sound I am holding my mouth just slightly open and then for the uh it’s completely relaxed and my mouth is just relaxed and open.

Now for the ah in rant you’re going to open your mouth very wide. Tip of the tongue is going to be very low, back of the tongue is going to be pulled up, mouth, think of being in an open wide circle shape. AH AH

So again, we have EH UH AH EH UH AH

Let’s put these all together. We have:

rest rest rest rest
rent rent
runt runt and
rant rant

Let’s try them a little faster.
rest rust
rent runt rant
rest rest
rent runt rant

And now for a few sentences:
He needed to rest after working to remove the rust from the iron fence.
Don’t rant about the high rent.
The runt of the litter is the cutest pup.

So give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful, we would love it if you shared us with your friends. If you need help you can check out our products and our classes at Tarle Speech.

Thanks so much everyone have an amazing weekend!

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