Fun Easy English - American English Pronunciation lesson 40.

Learning objectives

Pronounce the sound in the words road, read, write, for
Learn how to spell this sound
Learn the proper mouth position when making this sound
Learn the sound type
Pronunciation practice
Tongue twisters test

How to spell this sound

r	road, read, rain, rug, rush, red, run, write, roof, right, very, virus, far, there, sir, ear, for

Note: the red letters all have the same sound

Mouth position

Your mouth is slightly open and the sound continues through your mouth with no air

Your lips should be slightly separated

Your Tongue: the middle part of your tongue should be in the upper part of your mouth
(see picture)

Sound Type

This is a VOICED sound which means:
- Your Vocal Cords DO vibrate when making the sound
- You CAN listen to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover your ears with your hands
- You CAN feel your Vocal Cords vibrating if you place your hands on your neck

Pronunciation practice

Look at your mouth in a mirror and practice pronouncing the following words. Make sure your mouth, lips, and tongue are in their proper positions.

road	read	rain	rug
rush	run	write	right
very	far	there	for

Note: the red letters all have the same sound

Tongue twisters test

Try saying the following tongue twisters as quickly as possible.

Red lorry, yellow lorry [repeated] Road-roller [repeated] Around the ragged rock the ragged rascal ran. Ruby Rugby's brother bought and brought her back some rubber baby-buggy bumpers. Truly rural.