Unit 13. Flies, Fries.
The Consonant Sounds /l/ and /r/
Unit 13; Part A
Listen to the sound /l/. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this sound. Notice that you can make it into a long continuous sound, and there is voice from the throat. | | |
Listen to the target sound /l/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side.
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Listen and repeat these examples of the target sound. leave litre life slow caller help till final whistle |
Unit 13; Part B
Listen to the sound /r/. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this sound. Notice that you can make it into a long continuous sound, and there is voice from the throat. But when you finish the sound, the jaw opens a little and the tongue goes straight again. | | |
Listen to the target sound /r/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side.
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Listen and repeat these examples of the target sound. right wrote rhyme carrot sorry dress far away war and peace Important for listening! In South East English and many other accents, you only pronounce /r/ if there is a vowel sound after it. So for example, in far /fa:/ and car /ca:/, you do not hear it, but in far away /fa:r∂wei/ and car engine /ca:rend3in/, you pronounce it because it is followed by a vowel sound. In other accents, including American, the /r/ is pronounced. Note: The sound /r/ affects the vowel sound before it: see Unit 14 and Unit 19 . |
Unit 13; Part C
Spelling
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Exercises
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