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.
Separate vs Separate
They needed to separate the gifts. Each person had a separate bag. He tried to separate the red ones from the blue. The separate labels helped a lot. After that, they continued to separate the rest.
PIE SPEAK: Separate - Same spelling, different sound and role.
Pronunciation
To not be together = SEP-uh-rayt (verb)
To place in different groups/areas = SEP-uh-rit (adjective)
Intonation Practice
They had to SEP-uh-rayt the items.
Use a SEP-uh-rit box for that.
Let’s SEP-uh-rayt the books.
Keep them in SEP-uh-rit folders.
Expression Tip
Adjective = short, clipped ending. Verb = longer with stress on "rate."