that are spelled differently but they are  pronounced the same. So these two words  

are spelled differently, have different  meanings, and are pronounced the same way.

Our two words today are:

rough meaning not smooth or not gentle and ruff what a dog says in the united states or  

what I learned from googling it  could also mean a lace collar.

Who knew? I did not know!

So here are the words: rough and ruff.

So to say these words correctly, you have  three little sounds. Start with that r rrr.  

To do this square tense lips. The tip of your  tongue is either pointed down or flipped back.  

It is not touching your teeth and it is  not moving. It just stays in the same  

place. The back of your tongue is pulled high  up and is tense in the back of your mouth er.

Next relax your mouth for that short uh  sound. Tongue is just flat in your mouth.

And then we're going to end with  the f to do this think about gently  

You don't really bite, but your teeth get  

really really close. That's just  kind of a good way to think about it.  

And for that f sound you are going to think  about touching your top teeth to your bottom lip.

You still need to have your lips open. If  your lips close, it's going to sound like a p,  

and we don't want that. We want  that air to keep moving out.

Let's put it all together

rough ruff rough  

ruff rough ruff

And now for a sentence:

The dog yelled ruff when it  stepped on the rough ground.

So give it a try I know people are  going to notice the difference.  

And if you have a minute, please  tell me what does a dog say in your  

language? I always love to hear what  animals say in different languages!

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