words that are pronounced exactly the same way but  with different spellings and different meanings.

Two words today: 

tracked which means to pursue  or follow or to bring in and

tract an expanse of land or  water or a system of organs

To say these words correctly let's start with  that t sound. Touch the tip of your tongue to the  

spot where your teeth meet the skin of the roof  of your mouth. Pull it down and air puffs out.

Next we're going to move to that ER sound.  To do that, square tense lips. Tip of the  

tongue is either pointed down or flipped  back, back of the tongue is pulled high up.

Tip here: my lips are square and tense to  start this word, and then all that I do,  

is move my tongue from the T to the r. That avoids  me adding that extra uh sound and saying ta. tr 

Just get my lips in that spot tr tr. All the  action is happening just in my mouth. My lips  

are not moving. Next we're going to open wide in a  round circle for that ah. As I open my mouth wide,  

the back of my tongue is pulled high up, tip of my  tongue is down, and low in the front of my mouth.

Then we're going to add that K. My tongue is in  about the same spot. Tip of the tongue is low,  

back of the tongue is pulled up. It's  just that the air changes and pops out.

Then I'm gonna move the tip of the tongue to touch  

the spot where my teeth meet the skin  on the roof of my mouth for that t.

Let's put it all together tracked 

tract tracked 

tract tracked 

tract tracked 

tract tracked

And now for a sentence: 

They tracked mud into the housing tract  after they tracked their dog into the woods.

Give it a try I know people are  going to notice the difference. If  

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