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Hey everybody!
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In today's video I'm going to talk about some tricky homophones in English.
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Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings or spellings.
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I'm going to show you some homophones that you might not know about, and I'll show you some words that you might think are homophones, but they're not.
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Before we start, remember to sign up for our $1 English pronunciation seminars at polyglossa .com,
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and download our Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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Alright, so let's see some examples of words that have the same pronunciation when used in a sentence.
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First, let's look at the words "I'll" and "all".
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When I say these words in isolation, they're pronounced differently.
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But when I say them in a real sentence, they're pronounced the same.
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For example, listen to these two sentences: All sea creatures are interesting.
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I'll see if they want to go.
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The contraction "I'll" is pronounced "all" when we say it in a sentence at normal speed.
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We don't say "I'll see." We say "I'll see." Okay, here's another example.
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Let's look at the words "and," "an,"
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and "in." These three words are pronounced the same when we say them in a sentence at normal speed.
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For example, listen to this sentence: The man works in an office and likes it.
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In this sentence, all three of those words are pronounced in.
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Interesting, huh?
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Here's one more example.
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Let's look at the words "for" and "fur".
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These words are also pronounced the same when we say them in a sentence at normal speed.
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Listen to this sentence: This shampoo is for fur, not for human hair.
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Did you hear that?
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They're pronounced the same.
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So why does this happen?
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Well, in English, words and syllables are stressed differently.
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Some syllables receive stress and others are unstressed.
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When a syllable is unstressed, it often becomes reduced.
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and when a syllable is reduced, its pronunciation often changes.
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The words "I'll", "and", and "for" are unstressed when used in normal sentences,
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and so they become reduced and their pronunciation changes.
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Now let's look at a few examples of words that look like homophones, but they're not.
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For example, let's look at the words "to", "to", and "to".
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You might think that these words are pronounced exactly the same, but in normal sentences, the word "t -o" is unstressed and its pronunciation changes.
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Listen to this sentence: He had to buy two cakes too.
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Notice that I don't say he had to buy.
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I say, "He had to buy." The word TO is pronounced /d / in this sentence.
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This is how it's reduced and in other sentences it might be pronounced /t / but it's not pronounced 'to'.
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Now let's look at the words "for" and "for." We already saw how the word "for" is reduced.
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It's not pronounced like the number four when we say it in a sentence.
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For example, we don't say "I want four tickets for my family." We would say,
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"I want four tickets for my family." The word "for" reduces to "fur." Here's one more example.
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Let's look at the words "heal" and "heal." You might think that these words are pronounced the same, but in a real sentence, they're not.
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Listen to this sentence: I think he'll heal soon.
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They're not pronounced the same, huh?
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We don't say "heal -heal", we say "he'll heal".
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The contraction "heal" is unstressed in the sentence and it reduces to "hill".
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This is why it's important to understand the concepts of stress and reduced speech in English.
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If you want more practice with this, sign up for our $1 English pronunciation seminars at polyglossa .com.
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I'll see you next time.
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I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle of the bag.
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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “English Homophones - To, Two, Too?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: word, sentence, pronounced, example, pronunciation. Deze video bevat 53 zinnen en 663 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:32. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 146 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 14 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
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| pronounce werkwoord | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | uitspreken, verklaren |
| pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uitspraak |
| heal werkwoord | /ˈhiːl/ | genezen, helen |
| homophone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɑməfoʊn/ | homofoon |
| unstressed bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌnˈstɹɛst/ | onbeklemtoond |
| syllable zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ | lettergreep, syllabe |
| distress zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | druk, stress |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| differently bijwoord | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | verschillend, anders |
| shampoo zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃæmˈpuː/ | shampoo |
| tricky bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | netelig, netelige |
| spelling zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ | spelling |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| isolation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ | isolatie |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- First, let's look at the words "I'll" and "all".
- I'll see if they want to go.
- Let's look at the words "for" and "fur".
- Did you hear that?
- Notice that I don't say he had to buy.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
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| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is pronounced · are pronounced · are also pronounced |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might not know · might think · might be |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | I'll show · I'll see · he'll heal |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | I'm going to talk · I'm going to show · I'm going to go |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, they're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als pronounce, pronunciation, heal.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.