L vs R Consonant Sounds | Learn English Pronunciation Course | 158 Words | Minimal Pairs

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Hello, guys.
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My name is F@nny.
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Welcome to this English pronunciation video.
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In this video, we are going to focus on two consonant sounds
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the /l/ sound and the /r/sound.
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They can sound similar but they are different.
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And it's very important for you to hear the difference
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and to be able to pronounce them differently.
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So we will start with two example words.
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The first example word that I have is ‘light’.
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Now can you hear the /l/ sound?
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‘light’
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The second word is quite different.
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It's ‘right’.
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Can you hear the different sound?
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It's an /r/ sound.
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‘right’
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‘light’
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‘right’
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Can you hear the difference?
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Well if you can't, practice with me.
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And I promise you, by the end of this video, you will be able to hear the difference.
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And you will be able to pronounce them differently.
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So let's get started.
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I’m going to help you produce the /l/ and the /r/ sound in English.
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But first, you need to know about the IPA spelling.
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You can also watch how I move my mouth.
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It will help.
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And of course always try to repeat after me in this video.
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You can do this guys so let's get started.
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First, guys, let's practice producing the sound /l/ in English.
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So it's a voiced sound.
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So again you're going to use your voice.
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You're going to feel this vibration in your throats and your tongue is going to be forward.
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okay.
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It's going to touch your upper teeth.
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So it's /l/.
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Okay?
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Can you repeat after me?
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/l/
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/l/
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/l/
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Let's now practice with the word ‘light’.
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Please repeat after me.
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‘light’
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‘light’
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‘light’
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And now let's practice producing the /r/ sound.
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It's slightly different.
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It's also voiced.
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So you're going to feel that vibration.
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But your tongue is not going to be forward touching your upper teeth.
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This time it's going to be curved.
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So it's going to go up there.
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Okay.
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/r/
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Can you please repeat after me?
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/r/
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/r/
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/r/
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Let's practice with the word ‘right’.
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Please repeat after me.
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‘right’
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‘right’
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‘right’
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Good.
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Okay, students let's now practice with minimal pairs -
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words that sound practically the same but the sounds are actually different.
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These words are very useful if you really want to hear the difference between the two sounds.
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First, let's focus again on the sounds themselves.
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And I want you to repeat after me.
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First, the /l/ sound.
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/l/
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/l/
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/l/
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And now the /r/ sound.
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Please repeat after me.
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/r/
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/r/
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/r/
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Let's now do both.
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Please repeat after me.
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/l/
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/r/
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/l/
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/r/
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/l/
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/r/
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Let's now practice with our words.
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Please repeat after me.
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‘light’
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‘right’
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‘light’
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‘right’
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‘light’
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‘right’
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Good job, guys.
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Moving on.
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All right, guys.
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Time to go through minimal pairs together.
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Please watch how I move my mouth and repeat after me.
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Let's get started.
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alive
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arrive
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belly
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berry
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blew
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brew
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blight
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bright
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blues
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bruise
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blush
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brush
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clash
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crash
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clown
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crown
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collect
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correct
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fleas
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freeze
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flee
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free
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fly
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fry
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glamour
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grammar
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gland
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grand
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glass
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grass
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glow
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grow
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jelly
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jerry
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lace
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race
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lack
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rack
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lag
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rag
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laid
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raid
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lair
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rare
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lake
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rake
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lamb
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ram
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lamp
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ramp
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lane
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rain
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lank
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rank
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lap
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rap
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lash
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rash
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late
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rate
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lather
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rather
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law
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raw
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lay
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ray
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laze
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raze
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lead
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read
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leader
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reader
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leap
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reap
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led
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red
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leech
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reach
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leek
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reek
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leer
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rear
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lentil
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rental
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lib
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rib
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lice
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rice
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lick
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Rick
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lid
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rid
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lied
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ride
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lies
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rise
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lighter
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writer
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limb
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rim
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lime
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rhyme
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link
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rink
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lip
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rip
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list
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wrist
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lit
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writ
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load
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road
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lob
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rob
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lobe
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robe
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lock
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rock
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locker
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rocker
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locket
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rocket
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long
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wrong
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look
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rook
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loom
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room
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loot
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root
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lot
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rot
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lout
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rout
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lows
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rose
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loyal
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royal
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luck
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ruck
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lug
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rug
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lump
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rump
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lung
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rung
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lush
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rush
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lust
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rust
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lute
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route
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pilot
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pirate
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play
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pray
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splint
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sprint
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Excellent, guys.
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Let's now take a few sentences containing these consonant sounds.
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The first sentence I have is, ‘Rick found lice in his rice.’
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Can you repeat after me, guys?
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‘Rick found lice in his rice.’
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The second sentence is, ‘Please pray, don't play.’
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Repeat after me.
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‘Please pray, don't play.’
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And finally, ‘Turn right at the light.’
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Repeat after me.
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‘Turn right at the light.’
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Good, guys.
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Let's move on.
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Let's now move on to listening practice.
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I’m now going to show you two words.
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I will say one of the two words and I want you to listen very carefully
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and to tell me if this word is ‘a’ or ‘b’.
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Let's get started.
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Let's take a look at our first two words shall we.
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Now which one do I say ‘a’ or ‘b’?
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Listen very carefully.
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‘rice’
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One more time.
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‘rice’
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Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?
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It's ‘b’, guys – ‘rice’.
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‘a’ is pronounced ‘lice’.
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Now I have ...
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‘link’.
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‘link’
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Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?
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It's ‘a’ of course, ‘link’.
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‘b’ is ‘rink’.
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‘pray’]
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‘pray’
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It's ‘b’, ‘pray’.
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‘a’ is ‘play’.
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Listen to me very carefully.
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‘wrist’
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‘wrist’
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‘a’ or ‘b’?
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It's ‘b’, ‘wrist’.
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‘a’ is pronounced ‘list’.
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The next one.
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‘locker’
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‘locker’
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It's ‘a’, ‘locker’.
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‘b’ would be ‘rocker’.
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What about this one?
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‘pirate’
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‘pirate’
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It's ‘b’, guys, ‘pirate’.
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‘a’ would be ‘pilot’.
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Now listen to me.
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‘loyal’
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‘loyal’
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It's ‘a’, ‘loyal’.
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‘b’ is ‘royal’
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What about this one?
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‘loot’
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‘loot’
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It's ‘a’, guys.
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‘b’ would be ‘root’.
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Now, listen.
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‘read’
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‘read’
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‘a’ or ‘b’?
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It's ‘b’, ‘read’.
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‘a’ is pronounced ‘lead’.
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And finally,
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‘loom’
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‘loom’
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‘a’ or ‘b’?
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It's ‘a’ of course – ‘loom’.
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‘b’ is pronounced ‘room’.
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Great job.
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Great, guys.
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Well you now have a better understanding of the /l/ and /r/ consonant sounds in English.
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Keep practicing.
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You need a lot of speaking and listening practice to master these sounds.
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But you can do it!
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And by practicing, you will be able to pronounce these sounds and you will also train your ear
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to hear the different sounds in English.
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Please also make sure to watch my next videos on pronunciation to improve your English skills.
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See you next time.
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Thank you so much for watching, guys.
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Click ‘like’, subscribe to the channel, put your comments below, and share this video.
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This site will introduce you to YouTube videos that are useful for learning English. You will see English lessons taught by top-notch teachers from around the world. Double-click on the English subtitles displayed on each video page to play the video from there. The subtitles scroll in sync with the video playback. If you have any comments or requests, please contact us using this contact form.

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