Hi everyone jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday lesson.
These words are homophones. They are pronounced exactly the same but they have different
pronunciations and different meanings. Our words today or are leased which is the past tense
meaning um to rent property; and least meaning the smallest amount.
So here are the words leased and least.
So to say these words correctly we're going to think of four sounds. We're going to start
with the l sound l you going to touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth.
To be really specific it's that little spot between your teeth and your gums.
Next we're going to move to the long e. It is my favorite vowel you just smile
your tongue is high and flat in your mouth.
Then you are going to keep your tongue in just about the same position
you're going to shift so that all that air can be moving out of your mouth for the s sound sss.
Then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth
for that t sound t. Let's put it all together.
least
leased
least leased least leased least
And now for a sentence:
She leased the apartment with the least square footage.
Give it a try people are going to notice the difference.
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