[r] as in rice |
Sound formation instruction:
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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. |
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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: |
| 1 | race /reɪs/ | 2 | rail /reɪl/ | |
| 3 | rain /reɪn/ | 4 | raid /reɪd/ | |
| 5 | racing /ˈreɪ-sɪŋ/ | 6 | rabbit /ˈræb-ɪt/ | |
| 7 | Rachel /ˈreɪ-tʃəl/ | 8 | radio /ˈreɪ-di-ˌoʊ/ | |
| 9 | 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 | yrecollection /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 /ˈrɛz-ɪ-dəns/ | 88 | respect /rɪ-ˈspɛkt/ | |
| 89 | rest /rɛst/ | 90 | result /rɪ-ˈzʌlt/ | |
| 91 | rhyme /raɪm/ | 92 | rhythm /ˈrɪð-əm/ | |
| 93 | rib /rɪb/ | 94 | ribbon /ˈrɪb-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 /ˈraɪ-ət/ | |
| 105 | rise /raɪz/ | 106 | ritual /ˈrɪtʃ-u-əl/ | |
| 107 | river /ˈrɪv-ər/ | 108 | road /roʊd/ | |
| 109 | roast /roʊst/ | 110 | robbery /ˈrɒb-ə-ri/ | |
| 111 | robot /ˈroʊ-bət/ | 112 | rock /rɒk/ | |
| 113 | Rock and Roll /rɒk-n-roʊl/ | 114 | rocket /ˈrɒk-ɪt/ | |
| 115 | Rocky Mountains /ˈrɒk-i ˈmaʊn-tns/ | 116 | roger /ˈrɒdʒ-ər/ | |
| 117 | roll /roʊl/ | 118 | romantic /roʊ-ˈmæn-tɪk/ | |
| 119 | Rome /roʊm/ | 120 | roof /ruf/ | |
| 121 | room /rum/ | 122 | roomy /ˈru-mi/ | |
| 123 | root /rut/ | 124 | rope /roʊp/ | |
| 125 | rose /roʊz/ | 126 | rosy /ˈroʊ-zi/ | |
| 127 | rotten /ˈrɒt-n/ | 128 | round /raʊnd/ | |
| 129 | roundup /ˈraʊnd-ˌʌp/ | 130 | row /roʊ/ | |
| 131 | royal /ˈrɔɪ-əl/ | 132 | rub /rʌb/ | |
| 133 | rubber /ˈrʌb-ər/ | 134 | rude /rud/ | |
| 135 | rug /rʌg/ | 136 | rule /rul/ | |
| 137 | run /rʌn/ | 138 | running /ˈrʌn-ɪŋ/ | |
| 139 | runaway /ˈrʌn-ə-ˌweɪ/ | 140 | rush /rʌʃ/ | |
| 141 | rust /rʌst/ | 142 | wrap /ræp/ | |
| 143 | wrench /rɛntʃ/ | 144 | wrestling /ˈrɛs-lɪŋ/ | |
| 145 | wrinkle /ˈrɪŋ-kəl/ | 146 | wrist /rɪst/ | |
| 147 | write /raɪt/ | 148 | writer /ˈraɪ-tər/ | |
| 149 | wrong /rɔŋ/ | 150 | wrongdoing /ˈrɔŋ-ˌdu-ɪŋ/ | |
| 151 | wrote /roʊt/ |
Sentences: |
- Rachel felt a rush as she listened to the rabbit race on the radio.
- The writer wrote about the riot in Rome as she relaxed in the restaurant.
- Royal Roger felt ridiculous for running away from the reporter.
- Rock and roll never had a romantic reputation.
- I wish I had more room in my Range Rover car to hold both my rocket and my robot.
- I removed the radishes from my plate but kept the rice and the roast beef.
- I was reluctant to place the rubber reptile in the raffle, but it really was a rare piece of artwork from Renoir.
- Rick was known to be a reasonable referee, so the team was surprised when he removed the player from the rugby game.
- I barely recognized my friend Richard at the restaurant because he had a radical makeover.
- When I saw my reflection in the river, I realized I began to resemble a rat.
- Rocky would run away if he ever saw a rat, a roach, or a rattlesnake.
- He was reluctant to throw away the receipt because he reasoned that he was not sure if the ring would fit his girlfriend.
- My relative Regina had such remarkable rhythm on the dance floor that everyone in the room was staring at her.
- The cast for the Renaissance play was in a rush and found it hard to relax during their last rehearsal.
- Rena could not help rolling her eyes when she heard of the ridiculous reason her date gave her for being late.
- After the rainfall, a rainbow was seen shining by the radish garden in the ranch.
- 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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