Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

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wonder word: purple

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R is the king of consonants. It can make vowels disappear.
In this video, you can learn the secret of the word purple.

Now it’s your turn.
The Secret of Purple

1. What does your tongue do when you say: pur-ple?
2. Where is your tongue when you say: pur-?
3. This is a popular purple flower.
4. Why are plums one of my favorite purple fruits?
5. The color purple is associated with _________ .
6. What is purple prose?
7. Who established the Purple Heart award for U.S. military who are wounded or die in the line of duty?
8. Where is your tongue when you say: -ple?

The Secret of R:

  1. 1-syllable words
  2. unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 1)
  3. unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 2)
  4. consonant clusters
  5. disappearing vowels
  6. my classroom worksheets at the bottom of this page