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April 21, 2023
How to Pronounce CONVICT & CONVICT – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words CONVICT & CONVICT 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:/ˈkɑnvɪkt & kənˈvɪkt/
Definitions:A prisoner
To find guilty
Transcript:Hi it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson.
We have two words today that are spelled the same but they have different pronunciations and different meanings.
So we have convict which means a prisoner and
convict which means to find guilty.
We have a pattern here today. When you have a heteronym and one is a noun, you are going to stress syllable number one. When you have a verb you’re going to stress syllable number two.
So these words are pronounced almost exactly the same just one syllable will be stressed differently in these words. So let’s start with that vict, that last syllable. We’re going to say that V. If you struggle with this V sound smile. Think of this as being your favorite sound. That’s going to help you make sure that you say this sound correctly. And when you say the sound, air is going to continuously move out of your mouth. Again I recommend kind of smiling lips. You’re going to gently bite the inside or the outside of that bottom lip. Move to that short I sound. Your mouth is going to relax and open a bit and the tongue is going to be just behind the top front teeth. You’re not going to be able to see it.
Next move to that k. Tip of the tongue is all the way low in the mouth. Back of the tongue is pulled high up. Air Puffs out and then move the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth for the T.
vict vect
We’re going to start syllable number one with that k sound. We know how to do that. And we’re going to end with that n.The tongue tip touches the back of the teeth where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth. For that n air moves out of your nose. We have a slight vowel difference here and I’m teaching it this way because in con, when we have the noun, and we’re stressing syllable number one, that vowel is going to be louder, higher, and longer. So when you open your mouth it’s going to make that vowel longer.
convict convict convict convict convict
When we unstress it and we make it really short, we are just going to say that schwa, that short uh.
convict convict convict
So we have convict convict convict convict
And now for a sentence:
The judge will convict the convict tomorrow.
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April 18, 2023
How to Pronounce FIR & FUR – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words FIR & FUR with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:FIR: an evergreen tree
FUR: short fine hair on an animal
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/fɜr/ or fer
This may be helpful:Two for Tuesday✌️Learn English HOMOPHONE Pronunciation
Transcript:
Hi there it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.
Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way. They just have different spellings and different meanings. We have two words today that are commonly mispronounced. And I think the reason they’re mostly mispronounced is that people try to read these words as they are spelled. And people try to say that I or the U and that’s going to cause problems. We have a bossy r here and that means that we are just going to say ER ER.
Okay, oh you guys, I think I forgot to give you the definitions. All right we have:
fir which is an evergreen tree and
fur short fine hair of an animal
Okay so again back to the lesson. As I was just saying, we have a bossy r situation here, and what that means is is that the r is going to take precedence and we are not going to say the vowel that is before it. We’re just going to think about saying ER. So when you see IR or UR most of the time, I hate to say all of the time because you know in English there’s always an exception to the rule, we’re just going to say that ER sound.
Okay, so we’re going to say ER. So let’s start. How do we start this word? We’re going to start with that F sound and to do this you’re going to think about kind of gently biting the inside or the outside of that bottom lip. Air is going to continuously move out of the mouth. F F F
So you want to make sure you keep those lips open a little tiny bit so the air can come out. Then we’re going to add that ER and to do that I like to think of square tense lips. Tip of the tongue is either pointed down or flipped back it’s just not touching the teeth. ER Okay remember bossy R here. It means we’re just saying that R. We’re not saying those vowels when we see i r or u r
Let’s put it all together:
F-ER F-ER
fur fir fur
fur fir fur
And now for a sentence:
The animal brushed its fur against the fir tree.
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April 17, 2023
Stress the suffix! A stress exception lesson – Tarle Speech English Lunch Time Lesson
Join Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech English for a LIVE lunch time lesson. Today, she will talk about stress exceptions then take listener questions live.
The word stress rule today is: when a word ends in certain suffixes (-ette, -et, -ee, -eer, -esque, -oo, -oon, -ique, -ese) then the last syllable or the suffix gets the stress.
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April 14, 2023
How to Pronounce SEWER & SEWER – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words SEWER & SEWER 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:/ˈsoʊər & ˈsuər/
Definition:a person who sews
an underground place for human waste
Transcript:Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are pronounced differently and have different meanings but they have the same spelling. So it gets very confusing.
Our words today are sewer a person who sews and
Sewer which is an underground place for human waste
So to say these words correctly, we’re going to start both of them with that s sound. Tip of the tongue is down and or behind the top front teeth. Air continues out of the mouth. And let’s work on that ER that ending sound for this. I recommend Square tense lips. The tip of your tongue is either pointed down or flipped back. Back of the tongue is pulled high up. The key is do not touch your teeth with your tongue. er er ER.
Now for the difference the first vowel for sewer, the person who sews.We are going to say that long o vowel and to do that you’re going to open your mouth wide and then move to a pucker – oh. As you do that your tongue will be low in your mouth to start, the back is pulled up, and then as you move to the pucker your tongue will just flatten out and end in the middle of your mouth.
so er so er sewer so wer sewer
You might hear a little W in there and that is caused from the movement from that o to the er.
Next for sewer, what you’re going to do is you’re going to say that oooo sound. And for that oo sound tongue is flat and the mouth and your lips are puckered.
Sue Sue Sue sewer sewer sewer sewer sewer sewer
So we have sewer and Sewer
sewer sewer sewer
sewer sewer sewer sewer
And now for a sentence:
The sewer stopped her work, looked up, and asked, do you smell that sewer smell?
Give it a try people will notice the difference.
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April 11, 2023
How to Pronounce MODE & MOWED – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words MODE & MOWED with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:MODE – a manner of doing something, a set of musical notes, a value that occurs most frequently in a data set
MOWED – to cut down with a machine
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/moʊd/ or M-long o-D
This may be helpful:Two for Tuesday✌️Learn English HOMOPHONE Pronunciation
Transcript:Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. We have two words that are pronounced exactly the same way, different meanings, and different spellings. Again same pronunciation. We have:
mode a manner of doing something a set of musical notes or value that occurs most frequently in a data set and
mowed to cut down with a machine
We have three little sounds today. Let’s start with that m lips together, air moves out of the nose, then we’re going to move to that long o. To do that, open in a wide oval, tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then move to a pucker.
As you move to a pucker the tongue is going to go along for the ride and it’ll end in the middle of the mouth. oh oh Then we’re going to end with the D D. Touch the tip of the tongue to the skin where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth, I should say. And then you can pull it down as the air Puffs out for that D. Voice box is on and moving.
Let’s put it all together m-o-d
mode mowed mode
mowed mode mowed
And now for a sentence:
Which mode did they use when they mowed the lawn?
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April 7, 2023
How to Pronounce PROCEEDS & PROCEEDS – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words PROCEEDS & PROCEEDS 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:/proʊˈsidz/
/prəˈsidz/
Definition:money obtained from an activity
to begin or continue a course of action
Transcript:Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but they have different meanings and different pronunciations.
Our words today are:
proceeds which is money obtained from an activity and
proceeds which is to begin or continue a course of action
So there is the word.
So to say these words correctly, they are going to end the exact same way with the word seeds, like when you plant seeds. And to do this you’re going to start with that s. Air just continues out of your mouth. The tip of your tongue is either pointed down or is behind the top front teeth that is not touching. Then we’re going to move to that long e. It’s only one E. I wrote it with two just so you remember to keep it really really long, and to do that you’re going to smile and your tongue is going to be high and flat in your mouth. End with that d – d – by touching the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth and letting it pop down. When it pops down let that air move out of your mouth again for that z sound.
seeds seeds seeds
Now let’s jump to the beginning. We’re going to start both of these words with that PR sound. Let’s think of this as one sound for this lesson. Think about starting that R – ER. The tip of your tongue is either down or flipped back, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and your lips are square and tense. Think about getting your tongue in that position then close the lips as you open the lips. you’re ready for the r . Okay so let’s try that per per.
This way when you do that when you get ready for that R you don’t add that extra sound after the P. It just sounds like one smooth continuation from the P to the r pr pr.
Now let’s talk about word stress here. A common rule is in heteronyms when a word is a noun we are going to stress syllable number one and when it is a verb we’re going to stress syllable number two and that holds true in this case. When we stress something it’s louder, higher, and the vowel is longer. So in this case we’re going to use the long o in pro seeds. And to do that open your mouth and then pucker for that o.
And then for proceeds in the verb we are going to use that schwa sound that short uh sound. It’s a very relaxed sound and your mouth is just open and tongue is kind of hanging out in the middle of your mouth. Okay so let’s put this all together.
Let’s start with the noun stressing syllable number one proceeds
proceeds proceeds proceeds proceeds proceeds
And now for the verb proceeds proceeds proceeds precedes precedes proceeds proceeds proceeds proceeds proceeds
And now for a sentence:
The charity will proceed to spend the proceeds from the event on their programs.
Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. Thanks for sharing me with your friends and giving us likes. If you need help check out the description with our link tree below. Thanks so much everyone have an amazing week!
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April 4, 2023
How to Pronounce BITE, BYTE, BIGHT – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words BITE, BYTE, and BIGHT with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:BITE – to cut with the teeth like when eating.
BYTE – a unit of memory size or a group of digits operated as a unit
BIGHT – a curve in a coast line or a curved part in a knot
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/baɪt/
Sentence:The work crews took a cruise.
This may be helpful:Two for Tuesday✌️Learn English HOMOPHONE Pronunciation
Transcript:Hi everyone! 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. Three words today. We have:
bite which means to cut with the teeth like when you’re eating
byte a unit of memory size or a group of digits operated um as a unit and
bight this spelling here b-i-g-h-t which I did not know is a curve in a coastline or a curved part in a knot
So interesting! I learned something new today!
So to say these words correctly, three little sounds. Start with the B. Put the lips together. Open them up. Air Puffs out. Voice box is on and moving.
Move to the i and to do this open the mouth wide. Tip of the tongue is low. Back of the tongue is pulled up. As you close your mouth to a smile your tongue will flatten out and end up high in the mouth. I
Ad then end with a t. Do that by touching the tip of the tongue to the spot where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of the mouth.
Let’s put it all together:
B-I-T
Bite
byte
bight
bite bite bite
And now for a sentence or a little bit of a story because I couldn’t think of one sentence.
A vampire walked into a store and asked the clerk for a bite. But instead, he got a kilobyte and a knot bite not a neck bite.
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March 31, 2023
How to Pronounce CONSOLE & CONSOLE – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words CONSOLE & CONSOLE 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:/ˈkɑnsoʊl/ or /kənˈsoʊl/
Definition:Console the noun, which is a panel of controls, support between seats in a car that can hold small items, a cabinet for TV equipment, a device for playing video games, or a cabinet for parts of an organ.
Console, the verb, means to comfort.
Transcript:Hello there, Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. These words are spelled the same but they are pronounced differently and they have different meanings. So we have
Console the noun, which is a panel of controls, support between seats in a car that can hold small items, a cabinet for TV equipment, a device for playing video games, or a cabinet for parts of an organ. That is a console.
Now console, which is the verb, means to comfort.
So to say these words correctly, syllable 2, has exactly the same sounds. We’re going to start with that s. Tip of the tongue is down or behind the top front teeth, that is not touching, air just moves out of your mouth continuously. Move to that o by opening wide. Tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then move to a pucker, and your tongue will flatten out in your mouth.
Then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth where the skin on the roof of your mouth and your teeth meet. Hold it there while the air moves out of your mouth. oh.
soul
soul soul
soul soul
For the first syllable we’re going to start with that k. Tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up, air Puffs out.
We’re going to end with the n – touch the tip of the tongue to the back of those top front teeth. Air moves out of the nose.
The difference here is slight. We have two different vowels for con. In the stressed syllable in console we are going to open the mouth wide for that oh and you can see the tip of my tongue gets really low and the back of my tongue is pulled high up.
con con con
In console we have a short quick syllable because that syllable is unstressed. So we’re just going to use that short quick uh sound. Mouth is relaxed. Tongue is just sort of neutral in the middle of the mouth.
Let’s put them all together.
Let’s start with console stressing syllable one: console console console
And now let’s trust syllable number two for console:
console console console console console console
And now for a sentence:
The mom tried to console her son when his game console broke.
Give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. I hope you found this helpful. If you did please share us with your friends. Thanks everyone have a great weekend!
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