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Practice Your R Sound

Use the following table to practice the R sound near different letters and in various positions within words. Read the list to your teacher to find out which R sounds are clear and which are not. Once you know when and why the R sound is hardest for you, you will be able to make progress efficiently.

The words are as similar as possible. When there is no word to exactly fit the row, a close word is used.

R FirstR SecondEERIREUREOROpen ARLong ARSchwa R*
ringbringbeerbuyerpureborebarbarelabor
rhymecrimecareercriercurecorecarcareworker
raindraindeerdireenduredoorradardaretrader
reeffreefearfirefuriousforfarfaresafer
R FirstR SecondEERIREUREOROpen ARLong ARSchwa R*
rategreatgeargyre*figure*goregardengarrulousgirl
reallow riskclearliarlureexplorealarmflairsailor
risemarinemeremiremuralmoremarvelousmarryfarmer
roomnew rulenearentireentrepreneurnornarcissisticensnarecomplainer
R FirstR SecondEERIREUREOROpen ARLong ARSchwa R*
raisepraisepeerempirepurepourparpairdeveloper
readrereadrearpriorruralroararerareerror
reallysurrealseersiresuresoresorry*sharedresser
retiretrueteartirematuretourstartearwaiter
R FirstR SecondEERIREUREOROpen ARLong ARSchwa R*
redthreetheorythrivethroughthornfatherthereauthor
rivertravelveerdriverevenuevortexcaviarveryever
rewindrewardweirdwireinterviewerwarwaterwearpower
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