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Study homophones: words that are spelled differently and have different meanings, but are pronounced the same.

Homophones in English

Homophones in English

  Dear / Deer, Bare / Bear, Witch / Which, They’re / Their / There  – how should you pronounce these words?  English has so many sets of words with the same pronunciation but different spellings, it can get pretty confusing.  Learn about many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Specific Words, Videos Tagged With: homophones

How to Pronounce WANTED

How to Pronounce WANTED

Have you noticed Americans drop the T in WANTED so it sounds like ‘wan-id’?  Learn how to sound more natural when using ‘wanted’, ‘want it’, and ‘want’ in a sentence. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: I've wanted to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: T [t] as in TIME, Videos Tagged With: Dropped T, homophones

How to Pronounce Ending T Clusters + Homophones — Baking!

How to Pronounce Ending T Clusters + Homophones — Baking!

Oops!  Error at 4:18:  should be [ wɛəɹ‿əɹ jəɹ] :)   Study real English conversation and special topics like ending T clusters, all while making some bagels with my friend Laura! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, T [t] as in TIME, Videos Tagged With: ARE Reduction, BECAUSE Reduction, Consonant Clusters, homophones, Most Popular, Real Life English, Wanna, Words that Begin with H Reductions, YOUR Reduction

Homophone Phrases

Homophone Phrases

Some phrases sound the same, even though they are written differently and have different meanings, because of the pronunciation habits of Americans. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpZ40uQYJEI Video … [Read more...]

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Lots of Idioms!

Lots of Idioms!

Bike with me into Brooklyn where we’ll make pizza and hang out with friends.  Study real conversational English and see how Americans use reductions, and learn idioms. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, UH [ʊ] as in BOOK, Videos Tagged With: BECAUSE Reduction, Flap T, homophones, Idioms, Most Popular, Real Life English

Heteronyms and Homophones

Heteronyms and Homophones

Homophones are words that are spelled the same with different pronunciations and meanings.  Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and are pronounced differently, like tear:  A tear ran down her cheek; Be careful … [Read more...]

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Homophones

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same though they are spelled differently and have different meanings, for example, they’re-there-their. Learn more homophones in this video. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Specific Words, Videos Tagged With: homophones

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