Learn how to pronounce the words SYMBOL & CYMBAL with this American English Homophone Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:
SYMBOL: an object that represents something
CYMBAL: a percussion instrument that looks like a metal dish
Pronunciation:
These words are pronounced exactly the same way!
/ˈsɪmbəl/ or SIM-BUL
Sentence:
A student playing a cymbal is used as a symbol for the band.
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Transcript:
Hi everyone!
It’s Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday homophone lesson.
Homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the same way. They just have different spellings and different meanings.
Our homophones today are:
symbol an object that represents something and
cymbal a percussion instrument that looks like a metal dish
So to say these words correctly we have two beats. Let’s start with syllable number one – sim. Pretty easy for this. You’re just going to start with that s sound. To do this your lips are slightly pulled, back there’s no pucker there, tip of your tongue is behind the top front teeth, it is not touching. If it’s pointing down a little bit, that’s okay too.
Next you’re going to relax the lips for the e sound. The tip of your tongue is just behind the top front teeth it’s not peeking out it’s just kind of at the top there.
And then we’re going to end with the m. Lips stay together and air is going to move out of your nose. sim sim sim
Next for the bul you’re going to start by closing the lips for the b sound and then open them while the air puffs out. And then we’re going to move to that short uh sound and when you do that just relax mouth, relaxed tongue, relaxed lips, and it’s sort of like a placeholder while you’re moving from that b to that l sound.
And to say the l sound you’re going to just touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth. Tip for all of you out there, hold your tongue right where you should at the end behind your top front teeth super specifically, where your teeth meet the skin of the roof of your mouth hold it there for that l to make it nice and long. Bull bull bull
Please take note it’s not sim bowl for both of these
symbol symbol symbol
cymbal cymbal cymbal
And now for a sentence:
A student playing a cymbal is used as a symbol for the band.
Give it a try people will notice the difference!
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