Learn how to pronounce the words MADE & MAID with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.
These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way: M-long A-D or /meɪd/.
Definitions:
MADE is the past and past participle of to make.
MAID is a domestic servant or a young, unmarried woman.
Sentence:
The maid made the bed.
Improve your accent and speak clearly with this ESL English pronunciation lesson. Learn how to pronounce English words correctly with Jennifer Tarle from Tarle Speech and Language. Lessons guide you through a quick pronunciation lesson with practice examples. Learn quick tips to have you sounding clearer in no time. Reduce your accent, gain confidence, and speak clearly today!
Transcript:
Hi everyone it’s jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday. This is a homophone lesson. The words are pronounced exactly the same way, the only difference is the spelling and the definition.
Our words today are
made which is the past and past participle of to make and
made a domestic servant or a young unmarried woman
So to say these words correctly let’s think of three little sounds. The m sound will start. To say this sound, lips are together and air is moving out of your nose. Move to that long A – open your mouth wide to get that tongue tip low and then the tongue moves to behind the top, to the back of the top front teeth, and then after that, your tongue is there, so then, just touch the back of your teeth for that d,
made made made made made made
And now for a sentence:
The maid made the bed.
Give it a try i know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful we’d love a like a share and a subscribe, check out our products and our class options – those are all listed at Tarle speech dot com.
Thanks everyone have a great week!