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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![]() 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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![]() right wrote rhyme carrot sorry dress far away war and peace ![]() 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. ![]() |
Unit 13; Part C
Spelling
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Exercises
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