Tag: education
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New Words: the YU Sound
*Refer a friend and get two extra classes: one for you and one for your friend. Just help your friend get started with a consultation, and ask your friend to mention your name.* The Long U can sound like the OO sound in Food or Flute, but if often sounds like the YU sound in…
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Prefixes 9: Vocabulary and Pronunciation
* ** Take classes with a friend: learn about new options by scheduling a consultation. *** The Prefix Un Prefix Meaning un not Pronunciation tips: Un is pronounced with the schwa sound, the sound u as in up. This prefix is usually not stressed. Answer the Questions 1. What is one event that happened recently which was unanticipated? It could be an…
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New Words: the Relaxed U Sound
*Refer a friend and get two extra classes: one for you and one for your friend. Just help your friend get started with a consultation, and ask your friend to mention your name.* The Relaxed U sound is difficult for many people. This is partly because some people never learn it at all and pronounce…
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Prefixes 8: New Words and Pronunciation
The Prefix Non Prefix Meaning non not, opposite of Pronunciation tips: Non is pronounced with the American Short O sound, as in hot. This is the same as the A sound in father. This prefix is usually not the stressed syllable in the word. However, we do emphasize this prefix. Note: The Short O sound is a long sound (with a short spelling). …
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New Words: the Short O Sound
*Refer a friend and get two extra classes: one for you and one for your friend. Just help your friend get started with a consultation, and ask your friend to mention your name.* The Short O is one of the keys to American English. My students often learn British English in school, and the O’s…
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Prefixes 7: Vocabulary and Pronunciation
Prefixes In, Im, Il and Ir Prefixes Meaning in, im, il, ir not in, im, il, ir in The words in this lesson with in, im, il and ir have the meaning not. Examples of words meaning in are inherit, insert, inspire, immigrate, impact, impress, illuminate, and irrigate.Pronunciation tips: These prefixes are pronounced with the short I sound, the sound in is. These prefixes are usually not stressed.Note: In is used before words with many…
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New Words: the Long O Sound
The Long O sound simply expresses the name of the letter O. However, there are many variations across languages as to the precision and intensity of this sound. For example, you might hold your lips in a fixed, tight O position and pronounce the sound quickly. Americans do the opposite of this. We hold our…
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Prefixes 6: New Words and Pronunciation
The Prefix Dis Prefix Meaning dis not, opposite of Pronunciation tips: Pronounce dis with a short I sound, as in “is.” Try not to use an ee sound. One way to avoid that is to make the short I with a lower pitch. Also, make it more similar to u in up than to ee in…
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Prefixes 5: New Vocabulary and Pronunciation
The Prefix DE Prefix Meaning de from, down, away, against, separate, to do the opposite Pronunciation tips: This prefix is pronounced in two ways: dee or du (u as in up).The dee pronunciation is the original, formal pronunciation. This is frequently reduced to du for a lighter, casual sound.Using the pronunciation du may help with syllable stress.This prefix is usually not stressed.* Exception in DEDICATE, the…
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New Words: OI, OU, OW Sounds
These are the major diphthongs of American English: oi and ou/ow. A diphthong is a technical word meaning that two vowels slide together such that there is only one syllable. Pronounce oi by saying a long O as in no followed by a long E as in see. Pronounce ou/ow by saying a short A…
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