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September 23, 2019

How to Pronounce STIR STARE STAIR STAR STEER – English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce the English words star, stare, stair, stir, steer correctly with this pronunciation lesson.


STIR /stɝ/ rhymes with fur, her, purr, sir, were.

STARE & STAIR /stɛr/ rhyme bear, care, dare, fair, hair, pear, pare, pair, rare.

STAR /stɑr/ rhymes with far, jar, car, par, tar.

STEER /stɪr / rhymes with deer, dear, fear, gear, here, hear, near, peer, rear.


Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on September 23, 2019 23:03

September 19, 2019

How to Pronounce Short I & Short E /ɪ, ɛ/ – WILL, WELL, BLISS, BLESS, HID, HEAD, WIN, WHEN

Learn how to pronounce the short i and short e sounds in American English. These sounds are very similar. Learn the difference between will, well, bliss, bless, win, when, hid, head to be better understood.


Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on September 19, 2019 23:56

September 16, 2019

How to Pronounce SIZE & SIDES – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce SIZE & SIDES in American English. This lesson focuses on the Z and DZ endings.


SIZE is pronounced /saɪz/and rhymes with buys, guys, highs, lies, pies, rise, ties.

SIDES is pronounced /saɪz/ and rhymes with hides, tides.


Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on September 16, 2019 23:46

September 13, 2019

How to Pronounce ITINERARY – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce ITINERARY in American English.


Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on September 13, 2019 00:45

September 10, 2019

How to Pronounce TOUGH, THROUGH, THOROUGH, THOUGH, THOUGHT – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce TOUGH, THROUGH, THOROUGH, THOUGH, THOUGHT in American English. This lesson focuses on the schwa syllable and the short e, short a, and short o vowels /ɛ, æ, ɑ/. Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on September 10, 2019 00:23

September 6, 2019

How to Pronounce VOTE & WHAT – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce VOTE & WHAT in American English. /voʊt wʌt/ This lesson focuses on the schwa syllable and the short e, short a, and short o vowels /ɛ, æ, ɑ/. Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on September 06, 2019 00:20

September 3, 2019

How to Pronounce RULE & RULER – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce RULE & RULER in American English. /rul, ˈrulər/ This lesson focuses on the schwa syllable and the short e, short a, and short o vowels /ɛ, æ, ɑ/. Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on September 03, 2019 00:17

August 30, 2019

How to Pronounce GOLF, GULF, GULP – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce GOLF, GULF, GULP in American English. /gɑlf, gʌlf, gʌlp/ Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly to reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!

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Published on August 30, 2019 00:14

August 27, 2019

How to Pronounce DOUGH, DOUBTER, DAUGHTER, LAUGHTER, DO – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Learn how to pronounce DOUGH, DOUBTER, DAUGHTER, LAUGHTER, DO in American English. Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language guides you through a quick pronunciation lesson with quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson.


DOUGH /doʊ/ rhymes with so, bow, go, hoe, Joe.

DOUBTER /daʊdər/

DAUGHTER /dɔtər/

LAUGHTER /læftər/

DO/du/ rhymes with sue, Lou, new, knew


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Published on August 27, 2019 00:40

August 23, 2019

WORD STRESS: How to Pronounce OBJECT & OBJECT – American English Pronunciation Lesson

Sound like a native English speaker with this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce heteronyms. Heteronyms are a words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations. A simple rule to remember is to stress syllable one in nouns and syllable two in verbs. And remember that stress makes a syllable: louder, longer, and higher than the others.


Learn how to pronounce OBJECT as a noun /ˈɑbʤɛkt/ and verb /əbˈʤɛkt/


Improve your intonation, word stress, and overall pronunciation speaking today with this short video lesson.

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Published on August 23, 2019 00:06