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Minimal Pairs: /r/ & /l/
4
Intermediate
Exercise 1
Pronunciation Practice
Practice pronunciation with your tutor by reading the following words.
/r/ & /l/
right
Adjective
raɪt
opposite of left; east when facing north
I write with my
right
hand.
She broke her
right
leg.
light
Noun
laɪt
something that allows things to be seen, comes from the sun, light bulbs, etc.
There is a lot of
light
in this room.
correct
Adjective
kəˈrɛkt
right; not wrong
Your answer is
correct
.
The receipt from the store did not show the
correct
amount.
We won't know whether our projected sales figures were
correct
until this month's totals are available.
collect
Verb
ˈkɑlɛkt
to gather lots of things
My daughter likes to
collect
shells on the beach.
She is
collecting
more data.
My brother
collects
old coins.
reader
Noun
ˈridər
a person who reads, or who enjoys reading
Our newspaper has over a million
readers
.
Many young
readers
enjoy fantasy stories.
Readers
of this book will be familiar with that word.
Ever since I was a teenager, I've been a
reader
of literature.
leader
Noun
ˈlidər
a person in charge of something, usually a group of people
He's the
leader
of a major company.
He's the
leader
on this project.
arrive
Verb
əˈraɪv
to reach or come to a place
We will soon be
arriving
at Los Angeles International Airport.
I've just
arrived
at the airport.
She's waiting for her train to
arrive
.
The package he sent for
arrived
today.
alive
Adjective
əˈlaɪv
living; not dead
The man was in an accident but he is still
alive
.
I feel so
alive
today.
grass
Noun
græs
a short green plant that covers the ground
Yesterday I cut the
grass
in our front yard.
The
grass
is always greener on the other side.
glass
Noun
glæs
a drinking vessel made from glass
I'd like a
glass
of water.
I'll have another
glass
of wine.
We had a few
glasses
of wine last night.
I'd like a
glass
of beer.
road
Noun
roʊd
a path that cars drive on
This
road
is very straight.
This is a busy
road
.
load
Noun
loʊd
a large amount of goods being carried from one place to another
The truck is carrying a large
load
of dirt.
I have a heavy
load
of work to finish today.
rock
Noun
rɑk
a solid object that can be found in nature
No one knows why these
rocks
were put here.
These smooth
rocks
were taken from a nearby river.
lock
Noun
lɑk
a device used to keep a door, window, container, etc. secure
I left my key in the
lock
.
I put a
lock
on my bicycle.
Exercise 2
Sentence Practice
Practice pronunciation with your tutor by reading the following sentences.
Turn
right
when the
light
turns green.
The teacher
collected
all of our answers; but she didn't tell us who got the question
correct
.
"Today a
reader
; tomorrow a
leader
."
- Margaret Fuller
I am just glad we all managed to
arrive
home safely. We barely got out
alive
from that terrible storm.
I saw a message written on the beer
glass
. It said - "The
grass
is always greener on the other side."
They parked the truck on the side of the
road
and filled it with a
load
of wood.
He put several
locks
on this door because he's keeping some really valuable
rocks
in that room.
Exercise 3
Find the Sounds
Select the word that contains the sound listed below. There can be more than one correct answer.
Find: /r/
1.
I rarely go outside when a new video game comes out.
2.
Do you really think that's important?
3.
She is a legendary athlete; she won several Olympic medals.
4.
It would be a miracle to see her walk again.
Find: /l/
5.
I could literally fall asleep right now.
6.
The image isn't that great. It's all blurry.
7.
Some nouns in English don't have a plural form.
8.
There's a problem with the plane's propeller.
Exercise 4
Tongue Twister
Practice pronunciation with your tutor by reading the following tongue twister(s). Read each tongue twister slowly at first, then try reading it faster.
Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly in a rural brewery.
Lanky Lawrence lost his lass and lobster.
Did Lanky Lawrence lose his lass and lobster?
If Lanky Lawrence lost his lass and lobster,
where's the lass and lobster Lanky Lawrence lost?
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