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HOW TO MAKE THE R SOUND?
tongue twisters
/sh/ sentences
/ch/ sentences
/th/ sentences
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When making the bunched /r/ what do you do with your tongue?

Your tongue tip is down and you make a bump with your tongue and it must touch your top molars

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  • Red lorry, yellow lorry.
  • Red lorry, yellow lorry.
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She is nice to share her ice cream.

She is nice to share her ice cream.

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We ate brunch on the beach.

We ate brunch on the beach.

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  • My thumb was pricked by a thorn on Thursday.


  • My thumb was pricked by a thorn on Thursday.


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What /r/ sound are you making when your tongue tip goes up and touches the roof of your mouth? (clue:flexing /r/ sound)

Retroflex /r/


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  • A really leery Larry rolls readily to the road.
  • A really leery Larry rolls readily to the road.
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 Be careful the thorn is sharp.

 Be careful the thorn is sharp.

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Chuck wished upon a shooting star

Chuck wished upon a shooting star

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  • I was thankful my coffee was in a thermos.


  • I was thankful my coffee was in a thermos.


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When making the /r/ sound the sides back sides of your tongue must touch your...?

back molars

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  • Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.
  • Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.
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The sheep is standing in the grass.

The sheep is standing in the grass.

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The champion shouted a chant

The champion shouted a chant

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  • I sat in the third row at the movie theater.


  • I sat in the third row at the movie theater.


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What do you have to do to your tongue muscle to make a good /r/ sound?

Make it tight! 
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  • I looked right at Larry's rally and left in a hurry.


  • I looked right at Larry's rally and left in a hurry.


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. I shave my face in the morning.

I shave my face in the morning.

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Try to catch the cash in the game.

Try to catch the cash in the game.

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  • The thunder scared my dog, Theo.


  • The thunder scared my dog, Theo.


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Where is your tongue tip when you make the bunched /r/?

down

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  • Rory's lawn rake rarely rakes really right.


  • Rory's lawn rake rarely rakes really right.


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She bought a red shoe at the shore.

She bought a red shoe at the shore.

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The chick hatched from the egg shells.

The chick hatched from the egg shells.

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  • He threw to third base in a hurry.


  • He threw to third base in a hurry.