Homophones are words that are spelled differently,  have different meanings, but are pronounced  

exactly the same way. So one pronunciation for  two words. It's a bogo or a buy one get one free!

We have two words today. We have:

manner the way in which something is done and manor a large estate

So to say these words correctly, we're going  to think about two beats in this word: man er

We're going to say man, just like the  way we say man, which is a male. And  

to do that we're going to start with an m: m. Lips are together, air moves out of your nose.

Then move to that ah. Open your mouth really  wide for this sound. The mistake that I hear a  

lot of people say mun because they don't open  their mouth enough. So for that a: wide open  

circle shape, tip of the tongue is  down, back of the tongue is pulled  

high up. And then we're going to move to  that n by closing the mouth and the tip  

of the tongue will end behind the top front  teeth. Again air is moving out of the nose:  

man man man

Then we're going to end with er. To do  this, it's that r vowel. Think about  

square tense lips. Tip of the tongue is either  pointed down or flipped back. It is not moving  

and it is not touching your teeth. The back  of your tongue is pulled high up. er er

Let's put it all together: man er 

man er manner manner manner manner manner manner

And now for a sentence:

Be sure to use your good manners  when you are dining at the manor.

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