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March 28, 2023
How to Pronounce BOOS & BOOZE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words BOOS & BOOZE with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:BOOS: shouts of approval or what a ghost says
BOOZE: alcohol or to consume large amounts of alcohol
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/buz/
This may be helpful:Two for Tuesday✌️Learn English HOMOPHONE Pronunciation
Transcript:Hi everyone Jennifer with Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are spelled differently, with different meanings, but have the same, yes, the same pronunciation. It’s a bonus day. It’s a three for Tuesday. We have towed which means to remove an illegally parked car or to drag something away, a toad which is an amphibian that kind of looks like a frog, I know they’re different um, and toed to push with the foot or having toes. To say this word correctly, or these words correctly, three little sounds.
Start with that t t. Touch the tip of your tongue to the spot where your teeth meet the roof of your mouth meet that skin part. Air puffs out.
Next move to the O and to do that we’re going to move from open to a pucker oh. When your mouth is open, the tip of the tongue is low in the front of the mouth, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then as you pucker, your tongue just ends flattened them out, end by touching your tongue to the same spot as you did for the T but your voice box will be on and vibrating and moving for the D.
Let’s put it all together
toad towed toed
toad towed toed
And now for a sentence: In the children’s book a four toed toad towed the car.
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February 2023 Lessons from Tarle Speech English Pronunciation
How to Pronounce BOWED and BOWED
How to Pronounce DIGEST and DIGEST
How to Pronounce COMPACT & COMPACT
How to Pronounce PROGRESS and PROGRESS
#Shorts Quick English Pronunciation LessonsPlaylist for February 2023 LessonsFebruary 2023 – Tarle Speech – English Pronunciation Playlist
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March 24, 2023
How to Pronounce CLOSE & CLOSE – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words CLOSE & CLOSE 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:/kloʊs/
/kloʊz/
Definitions:Near
To shut
Transcript:Hi there! Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. I recorded a video a little bit ago about the word bow and bow and then I thought, oh, I should have added what happens when you add an ed to that. So here you go!
So our heteronym today is bowed which means to bend over and bowed which means bent. Oh my goodness! So confusing!
So we have bowed to bend over and bowed would mean bent or crooked. So to say these words correctly we’re going to start with that b sound- B. Lips are closed. They pop open. Air puffs out. Voice box on and moving.
We are going to end with a d for both of these words. To do that, touch the tip of the tongue to the spot where the teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth, air Puffs out, voice box is on and moving.
Now for the word bowed, we are going to add an ow. And to do this, you’re going to open in a really Wide Circle. Move to puckered lips – ow. As you do that, the tip of your tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then it ends in the middle – ow.
And then for the O, you’re going to have your mouth in more of an oval shape – o, and then you’re going to move to that pucker. When your mouth is in more of an oval shape, same thing, tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then you move to a flat tongue – o.
So we have ow which is round open to a pucker;
and o which is Oval open move to a pucker.
Let’s put these all together:
bowed bowed bowed
bowed bowed bowed
bowed bowed
bowed bowed
And now for a sentence:
The old man with bowed legs bowed to the queen.
Give it a try people will notice the difference! If you found this helpful, please share us with your friends, give us a like, don’t forget to subscribe, and if you have questions or need help, check us out at Tarle Speech.
Thanks everyone have a great weekend!
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March 21, 2023
How to Pronounce LOAN & LONE – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words LOAN & LONE with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:LOAN: something borrowed or to lend money or property
LONE: isolated or solitary
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/loʊn/ or l-long o-n
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 way, different meanings, different spellings.
Our words today are:
loan which is something borrowed like money or to lend money or property and
lone isolated or solitary
So to say this word correctly we’re going to start with that l – l. Touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth. Very specifically, where the skin and the teeth meet – l. Hold it there for a second and let the air move out.
Next we’re going to move to that o and to do this open in a wide oval shape and move to a pucker. Your tongue is going to start low in the mouth, back of the tongue is pulled high up, and then it’s going to move to Flat in the middle of the mouth, for that oh, for the pucker part.
Then we are going to touch the tip of the tongue again to the back of the top front teeth for that n – n. Air will move out of your nose for that n and just hold it there for a little extra second.
Let’s put it all together.
l-o-n
loan
lone
lone loan lone
And now for a sentence:
She got a loan for the lone house on the island.
Give it a try people will notice the difference.
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March 14, 2023
How to Pronounce PIE & PI – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words PIE & PI with this American English Homophone pronunciation lesson. These words are pronounce the SAME way but have different meanings and different spellings.
Definitions:PIE- fruit or meat baked into a pastry
PI – 3.14, the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, the mathematical constant of the ratio of a circles circumference to the diameter, one unit of angular momentum around a nuclear axis.
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/paɪ/
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 today that are spelled differently, different meanings, and pronounced the same. We have pie and Pi.
Pi is 3.14, the mathematical constant of ratio of a circle circumference to the diameter, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, or one unit of angular momentum around an internuclear axis and
pie a meat or fruit baked into a pastry
Two little sounds in these words. To start say the P sound. You’re gonna press your lips together and then open them as air Puffs out. Next move to the long i and to do that open wide. Tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up. And then move to a smile as the tongue goes along for the ride and ends high and flat in the mouth. I I I
P I
pi pie pi pie pi pie pi pie pi
And now for a sentence:
March 14th is Pi Day and I plan to celebrate by baking a pie.
Give it a try people are going to notice the difference.
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Thanks everyone have an amazing day and go have a piece of pie!
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March 10, 2023
How to Pronounce APPROPRIATE & APPROPRIATE – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words APPROPRIATE & APPROPRIATE 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:/əˈprəʊprɪɪt/
/əˈprəʊprɪ’eɪt/
Definition:-suitable
-to set aside for specific use
Transcript:Hi everyone it’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same way, that they have different pronunciations, and different meanings.
Our words today are:
-appropriate which means suitable and
-appropriate which means to set aside for specific use
Let’s take a look at these words. The beginning of each of these words is exactly the same. So let’s learn that piece first. We’re going to start with the schwa, the uh. Relaxed mouth, open, tongue is just hanging out in the middle of the mouth. Nice short quick uh.
Next we’re going to move to the pro syllable, and to do that your lips are together for that p. As your lips are together, think about getting your tongue in the right spot for that R. I make my r with the tip of my tongue down, the back of my tongue pulled up. You can also flip the tip of that tongue back, whichever you prefer, just make sure you don’t touch the teeth.
And then we’re going to add that o by puckering our lips.
Pro Pro Pro
So we have a pro
Next we’re going to add pre. You know how to do that PR and then just smile for that e with a nice flat tongue.
pre
a pro pre
a pro pre
a pro pre
Now here’s where the change comes and where these words are different. For the adjective, we are going to say appropriate. Just like the word it.
And to say that you are going to have a relaxed mouth. The tip of your tongue is just behind your top front teeth and then you’re going to touch the back of the teeth, the spot where the teeth meet the skin and the roof of the mouth, for the t.
it it’s it
a pro pre-it
appropriate appropriate appropriate
And I am stressing the syllable Pro.
appropriate appropriate appropriate
Now for the next word, for the verb, we’re actually going to end in ate like I ate dinner. It also sounds like the number eight. So however you want to remember that. And to do that, we’re going to start with that a. And to do that wide open mouth, tip of the tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up. Close the mouth to a smile and then touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth where the teeth meet the roof of the mouth ate ate ate
a pro pre ate
appropriate appropriate appropriate
And for this word we’re going to stress the last syllable the ate.
appropriate appropriate appropriate
So let’s try them all together. We have:
appropriate appropriate and appropriate appropriate
You might be hearing a little bit of stress on the pro syllable in the verb when we do stress the ate. Ate gets the main stress and the pro gets the secondary stress. So you might hear a little bit of that there.
So let’s give those a try again:
appropriate appropriate
appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate
And now for a sentence:
It is not appropriate to appropriate funds for your own use with the business account.
So give it a try people will notice the difference!
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March 7, 2023
How to Pronounce KAY & the Letter K – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words KAY & the Letter K with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:KAY: a woman’s name or short for Okay
K: the letter
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/keɪ/ or K-Long A
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 the same way – exactly the same way – they just have different meanings and different spellings.
We’re continuing with our – if I can get the board correct – We are continuing with our letter lessons. The letters of the alphabet and how you pronounce them.
So our words today are:
K the letter and
Kay which can be a woman’s name or a short for okay. A lot of people just say kay.
All right so to say these words correctly two little sounds. Let’s start with that k sound. To say the k sound – tip of your tongue is low, back of the tongue is pulled high up, air Puffs out.
Then keep your tongue in that same position. Tip of the tongue low back of the tongue is pulled high up. Mouth is wide open and then move to a smile. a a a
Let’s put it all together
K a
Kay k Kay
k Kay k
And now for a sentence:
Kay had her sweater embroidered with a letter K.
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March 3, 2023
How to Pronounce COMPRESS & COMPRESS – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words COMPRESS & COMPRESS 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:/ˈkɒmprɛs/
/kəmˈprɛs /
Definitions:-a pad of absorbent material pressed onto part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding
-to flatten by pressure; squeeze or press
Transcript:Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings.
Our words today are
-compress which is a pad that is applied um to provide some relief like a cold compress to the head or
-to compress which means to push down, to try to make something smaller
So to say these words syllable 2 is the same in each word. Let’s start with those. We’re going to start with the pr to do this your lips are closed to start that P. Think about when your lips are closed to have your tongue ready for the r. Tip of the tongue down or flipped back, back of the tongue is pulled high up, per per
Next add that short eh – mouth is open. You can see the tip of the tongue just between the top and the bottom teeth. It’s not touching anything and then you can either keep the tongue there or point it down for that s.
press press press
So let’s move to syllable number one. We’re going to start and end with the same sounds. We’re going to start with that k sound – the K
And to do that tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up, air just Puffs out. The last sound the m, lips are together, air moves out of the nose.
The difference is the vowel in com, we’re going to open wide in an oval shape. Tip of the tongue is down, back of the tongue is pulled high up for that oh – com com com
And then when we add that with press, again stress syllable number one.
compress compress compress compress
For compress, again unstressed vowel in syllable one, that short uh sound. Jjust a relaxed open mouth.
cum cum cum
compress compress compress
So again we have
compress compress
compress compress
compress compress
compress compress
compress compress
And now for a sentence:
Trying to compress all of these clothes into these bags is giving me a headache. I think I need a compress to cure my headache.
Okay give it a try people are going to notice the difference.
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Thanks so much for all of your support have a great week!
Playlist:Heteronyms: Words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciation
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February 28, 2023
How to Pronounce JAY & the Letter J – American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words JAY & the Letter J with this American English Homophone pronunciation lesson. These words are pronounce the SAME way but have different meanings and different spellings.
Definitions:JAY: a bird or a person who chatters or talks a lot J: the letter
Pronunciation:These words are pronounced the SAME way: /ʤeɪ / or j-long a
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This may be helpful:Two for Tuesday✌️Learn English HOMOPHONE Pronunciation
Transcript:Hey everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson. Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way, exactly the same way, they just have different meanings and different spellings.
We’re continuing with our mini series on how to pronounce letters in the alphabet. And our words today are:
J the letter and my first initial and
Jay a bird or a person who chatters
And fun fact my nickname – A lot of my family calls me J.
So to say these words correctly two little sounds. We’re going to start with that J sound j. To do this you’re going to touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth – very specifically where your teeth meet the skin on the roof of your mouth. And then you’re going to pull the tongue back into the middle of the mouth – j j j
You can see my lips are slightly rounded. Then we’re going to open wide. Tip of the tongue will be low. Back of the tongue will be pulled high up for that a. End by smiling. Let’s put it all together:
J a
jay J jay j jay j
And now for a sentence:
My family never imagined I would talk like a Jay when they gave me the nickname J.
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February 24, 2023
How to Pronounce PROGRESS & PROGRESS – American English Heteronym Pronunciation Lesson
Learn how to pronounce the words PROGRESS & PROGRESS 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:/ˈprəʊɡrəs/
/prəʊˈɡrɛs/
Definition:-forward or onward movement toward a destination or goal
-to move forward or onward in space or time
Transcript:Hi everyone Jennifer from Tarle speech with your heteronym lesson. Our heteronyms today are:
-progress which means forward movement and
-progress which is the verb meaning to move forward
Heteronyms are spelled exactly the same way, but they do have different meanings and different pronunciations.
Let’s look at our words. So to say these words correctly, let’s start with syllable two, the gress. To do this, tip of your tongue is going to be low in the mouth, back of the tongue is going to be pulled way high up for that g. Keep your tongue there if you make your r with the tip of your tongue low. Or you can flip the tip of your tongue back for the r whichever you prefer. Just don’t touch your teeth. Then we’re going to move to that short oh sound. Your mouth is relaxed, slightly open, and the tip of the tongue is peeking out between the top and the bottom teeth. And then we’re going to end with that s. You’re going to keep your tongue in about the same spot or you can point the tip of your tongue down for that s. Just keep that air going. gress gress gress
Okay, now let’s move on to the beginning of the word. So we know how to say gress the end grass. Now for the beginning, we’re going to start with the pr for both of these. My tip is get your lips together for that P and they will be together and make sure you’re ready for the R. I make my r with the tip of my tongue down back of my tongue pulled high up. You can flip the tip of your tongue back as long as you don’t touch your teeth. So get ready for that r as your lips are closed for the p per per
Now for the noun, we’re going to say the oh sound wide open oval mouth tip of the tongue down back of the tongue pulled high up pra
progress progress progress progress
Stressing syllable number one which is a general rule with heteronyms. If the words are spelled the same, one’s a noun, one’s a verb, stress syllable one in the noun, syllable two in the verb.
Since syllable number two is stressed in the verb we also know a general rule is other vowels in the unstressables may become a schwa. And we have that situation here so for the verb. We’re going to say pra with the schwa sound pra.
Just relaxed mouth for that uh Pro grass progress progress progress
So again we have:
progress progress progress progress
And I do have a little note down here I do hear people say progress and progress
So those are just different variations and my general rule is as long as people understand you you don’t have to say it like everyone else just be clear and effective in your communication.
Let’s give those a try one more time:
progress progress progress progress progress progress
And now for a sentence:
I hope that you make a lot of progress as you progress through your Learning Journey.
Give it a try people will definitely notice the difference. And if you found this helpful we’d love it if you told your friends about us and gave us a share and a like.
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Thanks so much everyone have an amazing week!
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