Pronunciation of /r/

                          (Worksheet no. 1)

 

1. Initial /r/  - Always voiced

2. Final /r/ - Always unvoiced

3. Final - er   Voiced - uh

4. Middle /r/ followed by vowels - Voiced

5. Middle /r/ followed by consonants - Unvoiced

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1. Initial /r/  - Always voiced

Rat      Rate       Read        Ride     Room     Rude     Ripe


2. Final /r/ - Always unvoiced

Father,      Mother    Sister    Brother,    Sir    Car     Your

for  four popular


3. Final - er   Voiced - uh

Weather   shower  shopper  driver  larger  matter  whisper

Deliver     offer    answer    user     paper  score    sure  other  December  

[are, were, were]


4. Middle /r/ followed by vowels - Voiced

Train  Brain,  grinade  grammar  article  ground control create  

                  /a/,  /i/,  /u/,  /e/,  /o/  -- vowel sounds


5. Middle /r/ followed by consonants - Unvoiced

First  Shirt  short  chart  cart  park  mark  word  support  work

course  performance  order  determine  important  surprise

energy survive curtain  certain  participant  expert  church

March  porch


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