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Homophones ESL Game | With Point System | Same Sound, Different Meaning
This homophones ESL game is great for students and for English ESL teachers. Students will have a lot of fun with the point system. There are 10 homophone words and each one is worth 10 points. If you get 100 points, you are a genius. A...
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Seeing and Saying Same Sounds
Miss Palomine reviews the concept of common letter sounds. She and the student then look and listen for common letter sounds in a few sentences Miss Palomine uses as examples.
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Farm Words That Share the Same Ending Sounds
Miss Palomine recites the poem, “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.” She and the student then look for the words that have the same ending sounds. She then recites another farm poem and together she and the student look for words with the same...
Oxford Online English
English Sounds and Spelling - English Pronunciation Lesson
In this English pronunciation lesson, you can learn about English sounds and spelling. Practice spelling and more with a certified English teacher. Learn more: http://bit.ly/ooe-teachers. English can be difficult to pronounce if you look...
Rachel's English
100 MOST COMMON WORDS IN ENGLISH (8/11) Part 2
Learning English is difficult—there’s no way around it! If you are truly wanting to learn English you need to master the spoken English pronunciation of thousands of English words and the many unique spoken English reductions and...
Rachel's English
100 MOST COMMON WORDS IN ENGLISH (8/11) Part 1
Learning English is difficult—there’s no way around it! If you are truly wanting to learn English you need to master the spoken English pronunciation of thousands of English words and the many unique spoken English reductions and...
Rachel's English
Speak English Fluently - Pronunciation - the word THEM - Pronunciation Guide
You can speak English fluently! It takes effort to learn English pronunciation but you can make huge improvements if you have the right pronunciation guide. ThatÕs where I come in! The entire aim of my channel is to help you learn...
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Rhyming Words
It is finally time to learn to rhyme! I promise, it will be sublime. This video teaches students to recognize words with the same ending sounds, despite different spelling. Rhyming is a crucial piece of phonological awareness,...
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(Shorter Version) 250 Essential English Words: PRONUNCIATION LESSON
Learn how to correctly pronounce the top 250 (essential) English words. These are the 250 most common words in the English language. I will give you the correct pronunciation of all of these words during this session. A good trick is to...
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If a Tree Falls with No One Around, Does It Make a Sound? A Physics Perspective
New ReviewIf a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Philosopher George Berkeley asked this famous question in 1710, and people are still debating it. Where is the forest located. How is sound defined? What...
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Common Letter Sounds
Using the poem ”Peter Piper,” Miss Palomine introduces the student to the concept of common letter sounds. She gives an example of a common letter among words by going through the poem and identifying the -p words and their corresponding...
Rachel's English
These Strange English Words are IMPOSSIBLE! – Heteronyms Part 3
Heteronyms pose an incredible challenge to English learners. But don’t worry! I’ll show you the most common examples and exactly how to pronounce them. Heteronyms look the same but are pronounced differently. You will get practice and...
Rachel's English
How to Pronounce CROISSANT -- Word of the Week -- American English
Learn how we say 'croissant' in America. It's not quite the same as in France!
SciShow
Why Does a Word Sometimes Lose All Meaning?
You may have experienced this before: When you repeat the same word over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, the words suddenly sound foreign and lose all meaning, but why?
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Why Can't Animals Talk Like Humans?
Talking is a unique thing. It is a combination of sounds and syllables arranged in various combinations and lengths to express various thoughts, emotions, ideas, etc. Apart from the basic production of the sound, a major component is the...
Science ABC
Why Can't Animals Talk Like Humans?
Talking is a unique thing. It is a combination of sounds and syllables arranged in various combinations and lengths to express various thoughts, emotions, ideas, etc. Apart from the basic production of the sound, a major component is the...
Science ABC
Why Is 'Colonel' Pronounced 'Kernel'?
The word ‘colonel’ stems from the Italian word ‘colonnello’, which, in turn, was derived from the Italian word ‘colonna’, meaning ‘column’. This was because the rank was bestowed upon the commander of a column of troops. This word was...
Oxford Online English
English Sounds and Spelling - English Pronunciation Lesson
In this English pronunciation lesson, you can learn about English sounds and spelling. English can be difficult to pronounce if you look at the letters of a word. It's difficult because the letters we write and the sounds we say aren't...
Kids Academy
Long and Short Vowel Sounds | Kids Academy | A E I O U
Long and Short Vowel Sounds | Kids Academy | A E I O U Vowels mark the beginning of learning different words in pre-primary and primary classes. Kids should be taught these with utter vitality since they are one of the pillars of...
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How to say SEX and SIX | English Pronunciation
In this video I show you how to pronounce the vowel sounds /ɪ/ and /e/, and the words "six" and "sex". I also show you some other minimal pairs with the same vowel sounds.
Rachel's English
Confusing Similar Words
Enemy vs. anemone? Tweak vs. twerk? Today, we're going over English words that are confusingly similar. Whether or a non-native English speaker or want to add new words to your vocabulary, we'll be covering pronunciation on words that...
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Spelling words with the comparative suffix -er
Pupil outcome: I can apply spelling rules to spell words with the comparative suffix -er. Key learning points: - If the root word ends in 'y', remove the 'y' and add -ier. - If the root word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add -er. - If...
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Spelling words with the superlative suffix -est
Pupil outcome: I can apply spelling rules to spell words with the superlative suffix -est. Key learning points: - If the root word ends in 'y', remove the 'y' and add -iest. - If the root word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add -est. -...
Rachel's English
These Strange English Words are IMPOSSIBLE! – Heteronyms Part 1
Heteronyms pose an incredible challenge to English learners. But don’t worry! I’ll show you the most common examples and exactly how to pronounce them. Heteronyms look the same but are pronounced differently. You will get practice and...