Consonant Sound /r/

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Welcome to the simplest lesson on voiced consonant sound /r/ with its pronunciation, word examples and questions for you to practice.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Pronounce voiced consonant sound /r/ correctly.
• Give examples of words with consonant sound /r/.
• Identify consonant /r/ sound in words.

Voiced consonant /r/

Consonant sound /r/ is pronounced like that FIRST sound when you say “ree”.

Its pronunciation is similar with CONSONANT SOUND /n/ — but in /r/ the tongue is pushed even further back from your front teeth and almost touching the inner roof of your mouth.

Consonant /r/ sound is VOICED, so there is a vibration in your throat when pronounced.

TAKE NOTE: /r/ is SILENT in words like “steer, stair, stare, store, storm…”

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Practice questions on consonant sound /r/