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

Learn how to pronounce the words DELIBERATE & DELIBERATE 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:

/dɪˈlɪbərət & dɪˈlɪbrət/ /dɪˈlɪbəˌreɪt/

Definition:

To do something intentionally

To consider carefully

Transcript:

Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same, with different meanings, and pronunciations.

I’m going to talk more about options today and word stress because these words are a little confusing.

So we have deliberate which is an adjective meaning to do something intentionally.

And deliberate which is a verb meaning to consider carefully.

So you can see I have a lot of writing on the board today. I think this is a little bit confusing but people have been commenting that they love options. It helps not just their pronunciation but with their listening. So here are your options for today. Big picture is we are going to be talking more about word syllable stress. So in changing the stress, we’re going to change the meaning of the word. So to say the adjective deliberate, you have two choices. I actually say three syllables da lib rit. But you can say four syllables deliberate deliberate.

The key here is we are going to stress the lib syllable number two. So again let’s try that four syllable option.

deliberate deliberate deliberate

or you have the three syllable option, again we’re still stressing syllable number two.
deliberate deliberate deliberate

And now for the verb I’m going to teach this with a different break in the syllables. When I say them quickly they sound almost exactly the same. In fact I would say they sound the same when I say them quickly, so this is more for those of you who are struggling with the pronunciation a little bit. You can pick whichever one is easier. So you can say da lib a rate or da lib er ate. Okay so it just depends on where you want to put that R. So when you say it quickly you are going to stress syllable two and syllable four.

deliberate deliberate deliberate

So we have deliberate deliberate
deliberate and deliberate
deliberate deliberate
Forgot that four syllable option – delib er it deliberate deliberate or deliberate and deliberate deliberate deliberate

Okay that was tough like oh and I forgot a sentence:

The jury made a deliberate attempt to deliberate.

So give it a try people are going to notice the difference!

Thanks so much everyone have a great week!

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How to Pronounce BREWED & BROOD – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words BREWED & BROOD with this American English Homophone pronunciation lesson. These words are pronounced the SAME way but have different meanings and different spellings.

Definitions:

BREWED – to make tea, coffee, or beer

BROOD – all of the children in a family, to think deeply about something that makes you unhappy

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/brud/

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Transcript:

Hello Jennifer from Tarle speech. It’s two for Tuesday! That means a homophone lesson or two words that are pronounced exactly the same even though they are spelled differently and have different meanings.

Our words today are brewed which means to make beer tea or coffee or an unwelcome event that develops and
brood a family of young animals all the children in a family or to think deeply about something that makes you unhappy

To say these words correctly let’s start with that BR combination. So what we’re going to do is you’re going to put your lips together for that b and then you are going to move them to a square tense shape for that R. Tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up. BR

Next move to that long ew by puckering. And then end with the D. Touch the tip of the tongue to that spot where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of the mouth for the d – d.

Let’s put it all together:
brood brewed brood
brood brewed brood
brood brewed brood

And now for a sentence:
The mom brewed her coffee before she woke up her brood.
The mom brewed her coffee before she woke up her brood.

Give it a try, people are going to notice the difference.

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Thanks everyone have a great week!

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

Learn how to pronounce the words GRADUATE & GRADUATE 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:

/ˈɡræʤuɪt & ˈɡræʤuˌeɪt/

Definitions:

a person who completed studies or relating to a graduate school education

to receive an anaemic degree

Transcript:

Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled exactly the same with different meanings and pronunciations.

So today we have:
graduate which is a noun or an adjective meaning a person who completed studies or relating to a graduate school education and

the verb graduate to receive an academic degree

All right I’m going to teach this one way but I’m going to give you some options depending on how your brain works best. All right so to say these words we’re going to start with syllable number one grad. To do that we’re going to start with a tongue tip low for that G, back of the tongue pulled up and lips are square and tense.

If you flip your tongue back for the r that’s fine you’re just going to move it from low to flipped back. Then you’re going to add that short ah sound . To do that open wide, tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then you are going to touch the place where the skin meets the teeth the roof of the mouth for that D sound – D.
grad grad grad

Next you’re going to keep your tongue where it is for that D grad jew and you’re going to start into that j. A j always starts by touching the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of the mouth and then you’re just going to pull it back into the middle of the mouth and then round the lips for the oo. Jew grad JEW gradu gradu

Some of you might hear grad you as in you and that’s fine too you can do that. I just think it’s easier to think about ending with that D starting with a J so that your tongue is already there and it just makes things a little bit easier. For graduate the noun or the adjective you are going to end with it, like the word. Short i sound, unstressed, relaxed, short, and then touch the teeth for the t. t. t.

grad jew it graduate graduate graduate

We are stressing syllable number one here.
graduate graduate graduate

So stressing means it’s higher in pitch, a little bit louder, and the vowel is longer; and then the unstressed syllables are the opposite – lower, softer, and shorter.

So one more time graduate graduate graduate

Now for the verb graduate you are going to end with ate like I ate a delicious dinner. And to say that you’re going to open wide. The tip of the tongue starts low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then as you close your mouth from wide open to kind of a smile, your tongue just ends high and flat in the mouth. a

And then touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for that t sound. And this word we are going to stress two different syllables the grad and then the ate so we’re stressing syllable number one and syllable number three.

Let’s put it all together
graduate
grad jew ate
graduate graduate graduate

So we have graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate

And now for a sentence:
The graduate student will graduate in May.

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How to Pronounce DEALT & DELT – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words DEALT & DELT with this American English Homophone pronunciation lesson. These words are pronounced the SAME way but have different meanings and different spellings.

Definitions:

DEALT – short for deltoid muscle or shoulder

DELT – past tense of deal, to manage something unpleasant

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/dɛlt/

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Transcript:

Hi there Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are pronounced the same with different spellings and different meanings.

We have dealt which is the past tense of deal, like in cards, or to manage something unpleasant and
delt which is short for the deltoid muscle which is basically your shoulder muscle

To say these words correctly let’s start with that D sound – D.

Touch the tip of your tongue to the back of the top front teeth specifically where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of the mouth. Move to that short e sound. You’re going to open your mouth and the tip of your tongue will be in the middle of your mouth. Tongue is flat. Most people can just see the tip of their tongue just peeking out between the top and the bottom teeth. Move to the l by again touching that spot where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of the mouth and then pull it down as the air Puffs out for that t delt

delt dealt delt dealt delt dealt delt

And now for a sentence: The weight lifter was dealt a blow when he pulled his delt.

Give it a try people are going to notice the difference! Thanks everyone have a great day!

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

Learn how to pronounce the words CONSUMMATE & CONSUMMATE 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:

/ˈkɑnsəmət & ˈkɑnsəˌmeɪt/

Definition:

showing a high degree of skill or perfection

to make a marriage complete by having sexual intercourse

Transcript:

Hi everyone this is Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson.

Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same with different meanings and different pronunciations.

This is also an embarrassing mistake lesson. We haven’t had one of these in a long time and if you say this word differently, I’m going to say incorrectly, even though I really hate to say things are incorrect with pronunciation, this could be an embarrassing mistake.

So our words today are consummate which is an adjective and that means showing a high degree of skill or perfection. And consummate which is a verb meaning to make a marriage or relationship complete by having sexual intercourse. So you can see this could be an embarrassing mistake.

So to say these words correctly both words start with the same two syllables. So let’s check those off the list first. To say Kon you’re going to start by opening your mouth wide, tip of the tongue low, back of the tongue is pulled high up for that k. Keep your mouth wide open for that oh. Tongue is in about the same place. Then close the mouth and touch the tip of the tongue to the spot where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of the mouth for that n. con con con

For the sa you’re just going to pull the tip of the tongue down a bit. The tip of the tongue will either be pointing down or just behind the top front teeth, air is going to move out for that s, and then relax them mouth for the uh that schwa the relaxed unstressed uh. kansa kansa kansa

Now for the endings for consummate, we are going to end with mit. To do that close the lips for the M, air moves out of the nose, open the mouth relaxed lips, the tip of your tongue is going to be just behind your top front teeth, and you will not be able to see it for that short e. eh eh sound. And then touch the tip of the tongue to the back of those top front teeth where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of the mouth for that t mit

consummate consummate consummate

This last eye some people will hear an eh or an uh that’s fine as long as that last syllable is unstressed.

So in the word consummate, we’re stressing syllable number one, and the other two syllables have unstressed vowels.

Now for consummate we’re going to have a different vowel in that last syllable and that last syllable is also going to be stressed. So to say the a you’re going to open your mouth wide, tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then move to a smile. As you do that, the tongue will end flat in the mouth, a mate mate mate

So let’s put it all together
consummate consummate
consummate consummate

So we have consummate consummate consummate and consummate consummate consummate.

And I don’t have a sentence today because I couldn’t think of one that I could post, um, so if you have an idea keep it clean, but add it in the comments section below. Oh thanks so much everyone have a great weekend!

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How to Pronounce OOHS & OOZE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the words OOHS & OOZE with this American English Homophone pronunciation lesson. These words are pronounced the SAME way but have different meanings and different spellings.

Definitions:

oohs – plural of ooh which is an exclamation of excitement

ooze – a slow trickle or to give a powerful impression

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/uz/

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Transcript:

It’s Jennifer. It’s two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are spelled differently have different meanings but are pronounced exactly the same way.

We have oohs which is the plural of ooh which are exclamations of excitement oohs and ahs and then we have
ooze which means a slow trickle or to give a powerful impression like you ooze with confidence

So to say these words correctly two little sounds. Let’s start with that ew. Pucker your lips and tongue is just flat in your mouth. Ew.

Then end with the Z Z. To do this, tip of the tongue is either behind the top front teeth or pointing down, and air is going to continuously move out. Voice box is on and moving ooze

ooze oohs ooze
ooze oohs ooze

And now for a sentence:

The performer oozed with confidence and loved the oohs and ahs from the crowd.

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

Learn how to pronounce the words AGGREGATE & AGGREGATE 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:

/ˈæɡrɪɡɪt & ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/

Definition:

a whole formed by combining elements

to collect related items for display, to form a group or cluster

Transcript:

Hello everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but they are pronounced differently and have different meanings.

Our words today are aggregate which is a whole formed by combining elements and also material formed with Loosely compacted fragments and that is the noun. And the adjective form the verb form aggregate means to collect related items for display or to form a group or a cluster.

So we have several words that have this pattern and I’m going to be posting these over the next several weeks. This is a three syllable word so we have a little bit of a different pattern in English. We can have stress that is the main stress and then we can have secondary stress. So that means it sounds sometimes like we have two stressed syllables in a word and we have that case in this situation. So let’s start with how we pronounce each syllable. We are going to start with ag, and to do that, open your mouth wide for that ah, tongue tip down back pulled up, and then move to that g. Your tongue stays in about the same spot for that g AG.

Next we’re going to move to that ra that’s a schwa there, the unstressed uh sound. Start with that R ER. Tip of the tongue down or flipped back, back of the tongue pulled high up. Lips are square and tense and then you’re going to relax everything for that uh Ra.

Then for the ending we’re going to start with that g. Tip of the tongue down, back of the tongue pulled up. Air Puffs out. We’re going to end with that t. Tip of the tongue touches the spot where the skin meets the teeth and the air is just going to Puff out.

All right so let’s put some of that together. Agra Agra.

All right so for the ending we have a little vowel difference for word number one, the adjective, or the noun. We’re going to end again with that schwa, that uh sound.Just super short and relaxed. The schwa is tricky you can also say the unstressed E like get, or the unstressed E like get both will work. The key is it just needs to be shorter, softer, and lower in pitch. In this word in the noun or the adjective we are going to stress syllable one.

So let’s put it all together
aggregate aggregate aggregate
aggregate Aggregate

And now for the verb. We are going to use that long a at the end. a a

And to do that your mouth is open wide and then moves to kind of a smile and your tongue moves from having the tip from low to higher in the mouth behind the top front teeth. But it’s not touching. Now we have two stress points here the AG and then the gate. Okay so let’s give it a try:
aggregate aggregate aggregate
aggregate aggregate

So we have aggregate aggregate aggregate
aggregate aggregate aggregate
aggregate aggregate Aggregate

And now for a sentence:

Schools often use aggregate test scores to aggregate students into classes.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference.

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How to Pronounce NAVEL & NAVAL – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

NAVEL – depression in the center of a person’s belly or a central point

NAVAL – relating to the Navy

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/ˈneɪvəl/ or NAY-vul

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Transcript:

Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech. It’s two for Tuesday. I have a homophone lesson. Those are two words that are pronounced exactly the same way, different spellings, and different meanings.

You actually get a bonus today because I’m going to give you a little pronunciation tip as well. So our words today are:

naval meaning relating to the Navy and
navel a depression in a person’s belly or the central point

So we are going to talk about this word with its syllables or its beats. We have two syllables here. We’re going to start with nay – and you can see I’m starting by touching my teeth with my tongue. Air is moving out of my nose and then I’m opening my mouth and then closing it for that a. So open wide and then moving to a smile. Tongue moves from low to high nay nay nay

Okay for syllable number two here’s where my tip comes in. Most of the time, and again I hate to say it’s a 100 rule, because you know in English we always have exceptions. When you see AL or EL we’re always just going to say ul or we’re not going to pronounce the letter as it is written. So to say syllable number two here we’re going to think of it as vul.

And to do that we’re going to start with that V sound. Keep your lips a little bit open and think about kind of biting the inside or the outside of your bottom lip. Air just moves out and your voice box is on. Then we’re going to open the mouth slightly as we move the tongue to behind those top front teeth. vul

You can see I’m not moving my mouth a whole lot, but I am opening it slightly as I move from that V to that l sound. So let’s look at that one more time vul vul vul vul

Let’s put it all together

Naval Navel Naval Navel Naval

And now for a sentence:
The naval Captain was upset and he commented there’s too much navel gazing going on.

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

Learn how to pronounce the words CONVERSE & CONVERSE 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:

/ˈkɑnvɜrs & kənˈvɜrs/

Definition:

The opposite, a shoe brand

To engage in conversation

Transcript:

Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are pronounced differently, they have different meanings, but they are spelled exactly the same. Our words today are
Converse which is the reverse or opposite or a brand of shoes and

converse meaning to engage in conversation

Let’s start with Converse and to say that we are going to stress syllable number one. We’re going to start with that k. Tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, air Puffs out.
Keep your tongue there. Mouth wide open for that oh and then close the mouth as you move the tip of your tongue to stop and rest on the spot where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth for that n. Air moves out of your nose. Move to the V sound and to do that smiling lips. Think of that so you won’t pucker because many of you pucker your lips for this sound. So again smiling lips, gently bite the inside or the outside of the bottom lip with the teeth, or just think about touching it there. Air moves out of your mouth. Move to the ER. Square tense lips, tip of your tongue can either be pointed down or flipped back, as long as the back of the tongue is pulled high up and your tongue is not touching your teeth. Then move to that s. Tip of the tongue is either pointed down or behind the top teeth. Air moves out.

Converse Converse Converse Converse Converse

Now for Converse syllable number one is unstressed. So we are going to relax the mouth. The vowel is shorter. It’s going to sound like a schwa, that short uh sound.

Converse
Converse Converse Converse
Converse Converse Converse

And now for a sentence:
We will converse tomorrow and I hope to find the converse to be true.

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How to Pronounce BREWS & BRUISE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson

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

Definitions:

BREWS: beers, what a witch makes, to make coffee or tea

BRUISE: an injury to the body or a person’s feelings

Pronunciation:

These words are pronounced exactly the same way!

/bruz/

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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. They just have different spellings and different meanings.

Two words today
brews which means beers or um what a witch makes or to make coffee or tea and
Bruise an injury to the body or to someone’s feelings

So to say these words correctly we have four sounds; but we’re going to learn this in three parts. Let’s start with that the BR combination. So we’re going to think about that R sound first.Stay with me here, think about the r sound, get your tongue in the spot where you would make your R sound. So I make my R sound with the tip of my tongue down and the back of my tongue pulled high up. Some people flip the tip of the tongue back. Whatever you do is fine just get your tongue there and ready. Close your lips for the B and then as you open your lips. Move them to a square tense shape. Your tongue is already in the spot so you should be all set.
BR.

Next pucker those lips for that oo and then pull your lips back, kind of into a smiling shape, as your tongue tip stays behind the top front teeth that is not touching. And you are going to say that z sound – Z. Air is going to move out of your mouth for that Z and your voice box is on and moving for that Z. You do have options. The tip of your tongue could be behind your top teeth or slightly pointed down. Again it is just not touching.

Let’s put that all together

BR-OO-Z
bruise brews bruise brew bruise brews

And now for a sentence:

He fell down and got a bruise because he drank too many Brews.

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