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How to Pronounce EARN & URN – American English Homophones Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words URN and EARN with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson.

The words URN and EARN are pronounced the same way: ER-N or /ɜrn/

EARN means to obtain money.

URN is a tall vase with a base and a lid.

Sentence: You need to earn more money to buy the expensive urn.

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Transcript:

Hello! Jennifer from Tarle Speech with your Two for Tuesday!

Our words today are earn – to obtain money

and urn – a tall round vase with a base and a lid.

So earn and urn are homophones – homophones are two words that are spelled differently and have different meanings but they are pronounced exactly the same way. So these words are pronounced exactly the same way.

So to say these words correctly we only have two little sounds we’re going to start with the er sound. The American er I like to describe as long and strong. You can make that with square tensed lips you do not want to pucker. If you pucker it’ll sound more like a w. So square tense lips and the tip of your tongue can either be pointed down or flipped back. It never touches your teeth for the r sounds and the back of your tongue is going to be pulled up high towards the roof of your mouth. er er er

Now you need to move the tip of your tongue to the back of the top front teeth and the air is going to shift from coming out of your mouth for the er to out of your nose for the er.

er n earn

earn earn earn earn earn earn earn

You need to earn more money in order to afford to buy the expensive urn.

Give it a try I hope people notice the difference!

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How to Pronounce VERY & VARY – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to Pronounce VERY and VARY with this American English Homophones Pronunciation Lesson.

These words are pronounced the same way: V-AIR-E or /vɛri/

VERY means to a high degree or precise.

VARY means to change or differing in size, amount, or degree

Sentence: It is very good to vary your practice words each week.

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Transcript:

Hello! Jennifer from Tarle Speech with your Two for Tuesday!

Our words today are earn – to obtain money

and urn – a tall round vase with a base and a lid.

So earn and urn are homophones – homophones are two words that are spelled differently and have different meanings but they are pronounced exactly the same way. So these words are pronounced exactly the same way.

So to say these words correctly we only have two little sounds we’re going to start with the er sound. The American er I like to describe as long and strong. You can make that with square tensed lips you do not want to pucker. If you pucker it’ll sound more like a w. So square tense lips and the tip of your tongue can either be pointed down or flipped back. It never touches your teeth for the r sounds and the back of your tongue is going to be pulled up high towards the roof of your mouth. er er er

Now you need to move the tip of your tongue to the back of the top front teeth and the air is going to shift from coming out of your mouth for the er to out of your nose for the er.

er n earn

earn earn earn earn earn earn earn

You need to earn more money in order to afford to buy the expensive urn.

Give it a try I hope people notice the difference!

If you found this helpful we’d love a like a share subscribe, check out our products on google play and itunes, and class options at Tarle speech.

All the best everyone take care!

 

Transcript:

Hi there! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday.

I’m making these videos back to back and our uh words last week were bury and berry which are homophones and they are pronounced the same. Our words today are very and vary and the reason that i’m doing these two words today is because so many of my students struggle with the difference between the b and the v so let’s learn these two words. We have very which is precise or to a high degree and vary to change or differ in size amounts and degree so this is precise and this is to change. So to say these words correctly you’re going to start with that v sound to make this sound your mouth must be slightly open and the air must continually come out of your mouth in a stream you can put your hand here and you should be able to feel the air coming out of your mouth. To do that again your mouth is slightly open your lips do not close at all if your lips close it will sound like a b and then you’re going to have the words from last week bury and berry. And we don’t want that so to say this v my lips are slightly pulled back on the sides I am not puckering. My mouth is open and you can bite the inside or the outside of your bottom lip with your teeth. When I say bite it’s sort of like it’s touching. Okay so you can do with your teeth inside or with your teeth outside of your mouth either is okay the big thing is to make sure that that air keeps moving out of your mouth for that v and that your lips do not close again. If your lips close B if your lips stay open the air can come out vvv. So we have v and then we’re going to move to the air open your mouth really wide and a wide circle tip of the tongue is down back of the tongue is pulled high up keep the back of the tongue pulled high up in the back of the mouth and you’re going to close your mouth into a square tense shape. As you close your mouth the tip of your tongue will come up I leave mine pointing down some people flip the tongue back either is fine the key is do not touch your teeth. Again do not touch your teeth for the r we don’t do that with the American r so we have air and then smile e and make that vowel nice and long and your tongue is just high and flat in your mouth let’s put it all together.

v airy very very very very very very very and now for a sentence. It is a very good idea to vary your practice words each week. So give it a try people are going to notice the difference if you found this helpful please give us a like a share and subscribe. Don’t forget if you’re looking for more help we have products on google play and iTunes and class options at Tarle speech thanks so much everyone have a great week!

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How to Pronounce FACT – American English Pronunciation Lesson

 

Avoid an embarrassment and learn how to pronounce the words FACT with this quick English Speaking Pronunciation lesson. Avoid saying FUCKED and making an embarrassing mistake.

This word is pronounced: /fækt/

FACT – information or evidence FUCKED – bad situation or sexual intercourse

Sentence:

The fact of the matter is that if you say this word incorrectly, it could sound like you are saying fucked.

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How to Pronounce BURY & BERRY – American English Homophones Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce BURY & BERRY with this American English Homophones Pronunciation Lesson.  These words are pronounced the same way: B-AIR-E or /bɛri/

BURY means to place underground or in a tomb.

BERRY is a small fruit.

Sentence: He wants to bury the treasure next to the berry bush.

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How to Pronounce SHOOT & CHUTE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words SHOOT & CHUTE with this quick English Speaking Pronunciation lesson.

These words are homophones and are pronounced the same way: /ʃut/

SHOOT to fire a bullet, a small plant, an interjection meaning shucks

CHUTE a slide

Sentence: Oh shoot! I dropped my phone in the mail chute!

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How to Pronounce EQUATE & ADEQUATE – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words EQUATE and ADEQUATE with this quick English Speaking Pronunciation lesson.

These words are pronounced: /əˈkweɪt or iˈkweɪt;  ædəkwət/

EQUATE – to consider and things to be equivalent

ADEQUATE – to be acceptable

Sentence: An adequate response does not always equate to the expected response.

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How to Pronounce CHOIR, INQUIRE, INQUIRY – American English Pronunciation Lesson

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!

 

 

Learn how to pronounce the words CHOIR, INQUIRE, INQUIRY with this quick English Speaking Pronunciation lesson.

These words are pronounced: /ˈkwaɪər, ɪnˈkwaɪr, ˈɪnkwəri/

CHOIR – a singing group

INQUIRE – to ask

INQUIRY – an act of asking for information

Sentence: The inquiry is to enquire about choir job openings.

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How to Pronounce CELLAR & SELLER – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words CELLAR and SELLER with this quick English Speaking Pronunciation lesson.

These words are homophones and are pronounced the same way: /sɛlər/

SELLER is a person who sells things

CELLAR is a basement

Sentence: The seller keeps all of his merchandise in his cellar.

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Transcript:

Hi everyone this is Jennifer from Tarle Speech with your two for Tuesday!

We have homophones – two words that are spelled differently, have different meanings, but are pronounced exactly the same.

Our words today are cellar or a basement and seller a person who sells something.

So let’s take a look at these words we have cellar and seller.

So to say these words correctly we are going to focus on two syllables cell and then ler.

I’m going to give you a tip on how to make this a little bit easier um so you sound a little clearer.

So we’re going to start with the s sound to say this sound the tip of your tongue is not touching your teeth. It can be either right behind your top teeth or pointed down a little bit either is fine as long as the sound is there and the air is going to move out of your mouth. sssss

Next we’re going to move to that short eh sound your mouth is open. You are just going to see the tip of your tongue poking out between the top and the bottom teeth. It’s not poking out it’s actually just between the teeth but you can see it there.

Now here’s the key – we are going to move to the l sound to do this tip of the tongue moves up and it’s going to touch the back of the top front teeth LLLL and it can touch right between your teeth and the roof of your mouth. That is fine. If you need to get super specific. Now you are going to keep your tongue there. sell – so keep it there – now you are going to then move from that spot almost like you’re saying another l for the second part of the word and then pull your tongue down to move to that er sound.

Now you have two options for the er the tip of your tongue can be either pointed down or it could be flipped back.

The key here is the back of the tongue is pulled up way high and is tense in the back of the mouth. So let’s try this cell and now keep your tongue there and then we’re going to move it to the ler

sell-ler

seller seller seller seller seller seller seller seller seller

And now for a sentence: the seller keeps all of his merchandise in his cellar.

Give it a try people are going to notice the difference! If you found this helpful we’d love a like a share and a subscribe. As you know you can also get more help by checking out our products on google play, itunes, and teachers pay teachers, and we have all of our class options listed at tarle speech. Thanks everyone have the best week!

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How to Pronounce EXECUTIVE – English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words nutrient, nutrition, and nutritious with this quick English Speaking Pronunciation lesson.

Nutrient means a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life and is pronounced /ˈnutriənt/

Nutrition means the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth and is pronounced /nuˈtrɪʃən/

Nutritious means healthy and nourishing foods and is pronounced /nuˈtrɪʃəs/

Sentence: I hope that you are getting a lot of your nutrients from your foods that are very nutritious and good for your nutrition.

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Transcription

Hi everyone jennifer from Tarle speech with your pronunciation question.

We have three words today nutrient nutrition and nutritious and these words all refer to substances that provide nourishment.

So let’s take a look at our words:

We have nutrient nutrition and nutritious.

All right so let’s start with syllable number one new – nice and easy touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that n sound air will move out of your nose for that nasal n sound; and then puck your lips for the oo and make that vowel nice and long. New new. Yes it’s just like the word new. For nutrient, next, we are going to move to the tree syllable. To say tree you are going to touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that t and then you are going to move it away either back away from the teeth or down to the bottom of the mouth for the r tr tr tr

It’s not a ch sound it’s not a cha it’s a tr tr your tongue is staying is moving more down or flipping back not just pulling back I do have a video on that sound i’ll link it, um in case you are interested.

And then you are going to smile for that long e tree tree tree.
So let’s put those first two syllables together new tree nutri nutri new tree.

And then we’re going to end with ant short unstressed u sound mouth is just relaxed, and then say that n touch the teeth, air comes out of the nose, and then as you pull the tongue away from the teeth air just pops out of the mouth.

unt unt unt

nutrient nutrient nutrient nutrient

Now for nutrition and nutritious, what we’re going to do is we’re going to shift that stress to the tr, to that middle syllable, and we’re no longer going to say an e. It’s going to be a short i. So you’re going to relax your mouth a little bit for that short i, E is up here , short i, ih, is just down here. Your tongue will go from way high for the e, pop down a little bit, still going to be flat and high for that ih.

E ih E ih

And then we’re going to end with shun, pucker your lips for that sh sound, air moves out. Move to that short uh sound and then end with the n by touching the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth. Air moves out of the nose for the shun or shus. Then you are just going to do the sh short u uh s and then the s sound key here is make sure your lips are pulled back and no longer puckered. For that s sound tip of the tongue is either down or behind the back of the top front teeth. Let’s put these all together: new tri shun new tri shus
Let’s give them all a try.
nutrient nutrient nutrient
nutrition nutrition nutrition nutrition
nutritious nutritious nutritious nutritious nutritious nutritious nutrient nutrition nutritious

So I hope that you were getting a lot of your nutrients from your foods that have that are very nutritious and good for your nutrition.
So give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful we’d love a like a share and a subscribe, check out our products on google play itunes, and our classes at Tarle Speech.

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How to Pronounce THIRST, THRUST, JUST, TRUST – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words THIRST, THRUST, JUST, TRUST with this quick English Speaking Pronunciation lesson.

The words are pronounced

THIRST /θɜrst/

THURST /θrʌst/

TRUST /trʌst/

JUST /ʤʌst/

THIRST a feeling of a need for a drink

THRUST to push

TRUST a believe in the truth

JUST or exactly

Sentence: The hiker thrust the bottle under the faucet so he could quench his thirst.

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