Speaking Prompts
Read the prompt, listen to the audio, then record your voice. Focus on PIE — pronunciation, intonation, and expression — to clearly show the meaning of similar-sounding or same-looking words.
Object vs Object
She sat on the rock and began to rock slowly. The rock was warm in the sun. As she continued to rock, the rock gave her a sense of calm.
PIE SPEAK: Object - Same spelling, different sound and meaning.
Pronunciation
Thing = OB-jekt (noun)
To oppose = ub-JEKT (verb)
Intonation Practice
That’s a strange OB-jekt.
I must ub-JEKT to this rule.
She found an ancient OB-jekt.
He will ub-JEKT if we continue.
Expression Tip
OB-jekt = noun. ub-JEKT = verb. The stress says it all.