I have a mini series for  about the next eight weeks on  

heteronyms. These have been very popular  these are words that are spelled the same,  

but pronounced differently, and  they have different meanings.

So our word today is use, which is a  noun meaning an advantage of something,  

or a way in which something is useful; 

and the verb use, which is to abuse  or to deploy to accomplish something.

Super easy lesson today. We're going  to start both of these words with you,  

like you out there watching. Do not touch  your teeth for this "y" sound. The tip here  

is to touch the back of your tongue  to the inside of your top back teeth.  

My tongue is not touching the front of my teeth.

Then round your lips. Keep your tongue flat in  the middle of your mouth for that ew ew ew ew.

Now for the noun use, we're going to add an s.  Have the tip of your tongue either behind your top  

teeth or pointed down to the bottom of your mouth.  Your voice box is not on and it is not moving.

use use use

Now for the verb  

we are going to end with that z sound. The word's  going to start exactly the same. For the z almost  

like the s but to do this, your voice box is  going to be on, vibrating, and moving. zzz

use use use

So we have 

use use use use use use

And now for a sentence: 

A good use for this is to use it on your skin. A good use for this is to use it on your skin.

Give it a try I know people are going to notice  the difference. If you found this helpful,  

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