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[r]   as in rice

 

Sound formation instruction:

 
This R sound usually occurs in the beginning of the word. To pronounce the R sound, make sure the sides of your tongue are lightly touching the inside edge of your upper level teeth. (around the second and third upper side teeth, also known as molars.) The tongue tip is pointing toward the roof of your mouth. Keep your mouth slightly open and push the air out. Make sure your voice is on.





Tips:


R sound pronunciation: The tongue tip is lifted to pull back and to bunch the back of your tongue. The back of your tongue is raised and stretched wide. The sides of your tongue, that are stretched wide, should be lightly pushed against your upper back teeth.
 
 
 

Contrasting sounds:

 


/r/   /l/
rice   lice
race   lace
rack   lack
rain   lain
rake   lake
rash   lash
rate   late
raw   law
reach   leach
read   lead
reap   leap
red   led
rend   lend
rest   lest
rid   lid
right   light
rise   lies
road   load
room   loom
root   loot
royal   loyal
rung   lung
rush   lush
wrap   lap
wrist   list
write   light



Words:

 


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race   /reɪs/   rail   /reɪl/
rain   /reɪn/   raid   /reɪd/
racing   /ˈreɪ-sɪŋ/   rabbit   /ˈræb-ɪt/
Rachel   /ˈreɪ-tʃəl/   radio   /ˈreɪ-di-ˌoʊ/
radar   /ˈreɪ-dɑr/   10  radish   /ˈræd-ɪʃ/
11  radical   /ˈræd-ɪ-kəl/   12  rainfall   /ˈreɪn-ˌfɔl/
13  rainbow   /ˈreɪn-ˌboʊ/   14  raincoat   /ˈreɪn-ˌkoʊt/
15  raisin   /ˈreɪ-zɪn/   16  ran   /ræn/
17  ranch   /ræntʃ/   18  random   /ˈræn-dəm/
19  range   /reɪndʒ/   20  rapid   /ˈræp-ɪd/
21  rare   /rɛər/   22  rash   /ræʃ/
23  rat   /ræt/   24  rate   /reɪt/
25  rattle   /ˈræt-l/   26  reach   /ritʃ/
27  reaction   /riˈækʃən/   28  read   /rid/
29  ready   /ˈrɛd-i/   30  reading   /ˈri-dɪŋ/
31  real   /ˈri-əl/   32  realize   /ˈri-ə-ˌlaɪz/
33  reappear   /ˈri-ə-ˌpɪər/   34  rear   /rɪər/
35  reason   /ˈri-zən/   36  reasonable   /ˈri-zə-nə-bəl/
37  reasoning   /ˈri-zə-nɪŋ/   38  reassemble   /ˌriː-ə-ˈsem-bl/
39  recipe   /ˈrɛs-ə-pi/   40  receipt   /rɪ-ˈsit/
41  receive   /rɪ-ˈsiv/   42  reception   /rɪ-ˈsɛp-ʃən/
43  recess   /rɪˈsɛs/   44  recognize    /ˈrɛk-əg-ˌnaɪz/
45  recognition   /ˌrɛk-əg-ˈnɪʃən/   46  recollect   /ˌri-kə-ˈlɛkt/
47  recollection   /ˌri-kə-ˈlɛk-ʃən/   48  recommend   /ˌrɛk-ə-ˈmɛnd/
49  reconcile   /ˈrɛk-ən-ˌsaɪl/   50  record    /n., adj. ˈrɛk-ərd; v. rɪ-ˈkɔrd/
51  recover    /ri-ˈkʌv-ər/   52  rectangle    /ˈrɛk-ˌtæŋ-gəl/
53  red    /rɛd/   54  reduce    /rɪ-ˈdus/
55  reduction    /rɪ-ˈdʌk-ʃən/   56  referee    /ˌrɛf-ə-ˈri/
57  reference    /ˈrɛf-ər-əns/   58  refill    /n. ˈri-ˌfɪl; v. ri-ˈfɪl/
59  refund    /rɪ-ˈfʌnd/   60  reflection    /rɪ-ˈflɛk-ʃən/
61  regulate    /ˈrɛg-yə-ˌleɪt/   62  rehearsal    /rɪ-ˈhɜr-səl/
63  related    /rɪ-ˈleɪ-tɪd/   64  relation    /rɪ-ˈleɪ-ʃən/
65  relatives    /ˈrɛl-ə-tɪvz/   66  relax    /rɪ-ˈlæks/
67  religious    /rɪ-ˈlɪdʒ-əs/   68  reluctant   /rɪ-ˈlʌk-tənt/
69  remarkable    /rɪ-ˈmɑr-kə-bəl/   70  remedy    /ˈrɛm-ɪ-di/
71  remove    /rɪ-ˈmuv/   72  removal    /rɪ-ˈmu-vəl/
73  remodel    /ri-ˈmɒd-l/   74  renaissance    /ˌrɛn-ə-ˈsɑns/
75  rend    /rɛnd/   76  rent    /rɛnt/
77  repeat    /rɪ-ˈpit/   78  reply    /rɪ-ˈplaɪ/
79  rescue    /ˈrɛs-kyu/   80  reptile    /ˈrɛp-tɪl/
81  reporter    /rɪ-ˈpɔr-tər/   82  reputation    /ˌrɛp-yə-ˈteɪ-ʃən/
83  representative    /ˌrɛp-rɪ-ˈzɛn-tə-tɪv/   84  resemble    /rɪ-ˈzɛm-bəl/
85  resemblance    /rɪ-ˈzɛm-bləns/   86  resentment    /rɪ-ˈzɛnt-mənt/
87  residence    rɛz-ɪ-dəns/   88  respect    /rɪ-ˈspɛkt/
89  rest    /rɛst/   90  result    /rɪ-ˈzʌlt/
91  rhyme   /raɪm/   92  rhythm   rɪð-əm/
93  rib    /rɪb/   94  ribbon    rɪb-ən/
95  rice    /raɪs/   96  rich    /rɪtʃ/
97  Rick    /rɪk/   98  ride    /raɪd/
99  ridiculous    /rɪ-ˈdɪk-yə-ləs/   100  right    /raɪt/
101  ring    /rɪŋ/   102  rang    /ræŋ/
103  rinse    /rɪns/   104  riot    raɪ-ət/
105  rise    /raɪz/   106  ritual    rɪtʃ-u-əl/
107  river    rɪv-ər/   108  road    /roʊd/
109  roast    /roʊst/   110  robbery    rɒb-ə-ri/
111  robot    roʊ-bət/   112  rock    /rɒk/
113  Rock and Roll    /rɒk-n-roʊl/   114  rocket    rɒk-ɪt/
115  Rocky Mountains    rɒk-i ˈmaʊn-tns/   116  roger    rɒdʒ-ər/
117  roll    /roʊl/   118  romantic    /roʊ-ˈmæn-tɪk/
119  Rome   /roʊm/   120  roof    /ruf/
121  room    /rum/   122  roomy    ru-mi/
123  root    /rut/   124  rope    /roʊp/
125  rose    /roʊz/   126  rosy    roʊ-zi/
127  rotten    rɒt-n/   128  round    /raʊnd/
129  roundup    raʊnd-ˌʌp/   130  row    /roʊ/
131  royal    rɔɪ-əl/   132  rub    /rʌb/
133  rubber    rʌb-ər/   134  rude    /rud/
135  rug    /rʌg/   136  rule    /rul/
137  run    /rʌn/   138  running    rʌn-ɪŋ/
139  runaway   rʌn-ə-ˌweɪ/   140  rush   /rʌʃ/
141  rust   /rʌst/   142  wrap    /ræp/
143  wrench   /rɛntʃ/   144  wrestling   rɛs-lɪŋ/
145  wrinkle    rɪŋ-kəl/   146  wrist    /rɪst/
147  write    /raɪt/   148  writer    raɪ-tər/
149  wrong    /rɔŋ/   150  wrongdoing    rɔŋ-ˌdu-ɪŋ/
151  wrote    /roʊt/



Sentences:

 


  1. Rachel felt a rush as she listened to the rabbit race on the radio.
  2. The writer wrote about the riot in Rome as she relaxed in the restaurant.
  3. Royal Roger felt ridiculous for running away from the reporter.
  4. Rock and roll never had a romantic reputation.
  5. I wish I had more room in my Range Rover car to hold both my rocket and my robot.
  6. I removed the radishes from my plate but kept the rice and the roast beef.
  7. I was reluctant to place the rubber reptile in the raffle, but it really was a rare piece of artwork from Renoir.
  8. Rick was known to be a reasonable referee, so the team was surprised when he removed the player from the rugby game.
  9. I barely recognized my friend Richard at the restaurant because he had a radical makeover.
  10. When I saw my reflection in the river, I realized I began to resemble a rat.
  11. Rocky would run away if he ever saw a rat, a roach, or a rattlesnake.
  12. He was reluctant to throw away the receipt because he reasoned that he was not sure if the ring would fit his girlfriend.
  13. My relative Regina had such remarkable rhythm on the dance floor that everyone in the room was staring at her.
  14. The cast for the Renaissance play was in a rush and found it hard to relax during their last rehearsal.
  15. Rena could not help rolling her eyes when she heard of the ridiculous reason her date gave her for being late.
  16. After the rainfall, a rainbow was seen shining by the radish garden in the ranch.
  17. It was a good thing I kept my receipt to get a refund on my raincoat because it did not protect me from the rain.




Story:

 


Rachel worked on her family's ranch since the day she was born. She was used to life on the range, and she had a reputation for not being rude and treating her friends and family with respect.

One day, Rachel saw a boy named Rick while she walked alongside the river. Rick was new in town, and although he had been reluctant to move, he was received well by the other townspeople.

Rick saw Rachel as he sat on a round stump by the river, and he rose up to meet her. Rosy-cheeked, Rachel was rude for the first time and walked away from Rick even though she wanted to get to know him. Rick knew she was shy, so he ran towards Rachel and gave her a rose because he wanted to show her he was romantic. After some reflection, Rachel relaxed and recommended that Rick meet her relatives. Rick replied eagerly, and the two went to Rachel's residence to meet her family.

When the two entered Rachel's living room, Rick was well-received by Rachel's relatives. Rachel's father Ron invited Rick to dinner, which was a rare thing for him to do, and Rick readily accepted. Rachel's mother Rita even shared her recipe for her rib roast when Rick asked.

It wasn't long before Rachel and Rick were married and moved into a ranch of their own. While some of the townspeople thought the couple was ridiculous for marrying each other so quickly, others thought they were just being really romantic. Rachel and Rick remain together to this day.











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