Learn how to pronounce the words MISSED & MIST with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:
MISSED means fail to hit, fail to notice, or sadness over not being in person with someone.
MIST is a cloud water droplets, to cover with condensation, or spraying with water.
Pronunciation:
These words are pronounced /mɪst/.
Sentence:
I really missed walking in the early morning mist.
This may be helpful:
American Homophones English Pronunciation
Transcript:
Hi everyone jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.
These words are spelled differently, they have different meanings, but they are pronounced exactly the same way.
We have
missed which is fail to hit, failed to notice, or sadness over not being in person with someone and
mist which is cloud water droplets or to cover with condensation or spraying with water
Lots of definitions today but only four little sounds. So to say these words correctly let’s start with that m sound M. Lips together, air is moving out of the nose. Move to that short ih sound and to do this mouth is relaxed, it is slightly open, and the tongue is just behind the top front teeth, and it’s relaxed in the mouth. You can probably even see it just below those top front teeth.
Then we’re going to move to that s – tip of the tongue is either pointed down or just behind those top front teeth. Air is moving out of the mouth. Mouth is smiling for that sound. Then we’re going to end with the t. To do this touch the tip of the tongue to the back of the top front teeth and let it pop down while the air puffs out for that t.
mist
mist missed
missed missed
missed missed
missed
And now for a sentence
I really missed walking in the early morning mist.
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