L and R, as in COLLECT, CORRECT, LAMB, and RAM

How to Make the L & R Sound : L R ශබ්ද කරන අයුරු

මෙම හඬ අසමින් L R පාඩම කර බලන්න.
Play this sound to do L R lesson

අවශ්‍ය තැන් වලදී නවත්වා කාලය ලබාගන්න.

rarely lures rural

How to Make the Sound

There are two /l/ sounds in English. One is the light /l/, which occurs at the beginning of a word, and the dark /l/, which can be found in the middle or at the end of a word. To make the light /l/, place the tip of your tongue just behind your top teeth. Your breath should pass along both sides of the tongue and through the open lips. The dark /l/ is similar, except have the tip of your tongue further back. /r/ is very close to the dark /l/, except the tip of your tongue should not touch the roof of your mouth.

Exercise One: Word Repetition

Listen to the following words and repeat.

leaf lick silly full rile reef Rick serious

hurry rural leer real really mirror lure

Exercise Two: Minimal Pairs

Listen to the following word pairs from your tape. Repeat them, being careful to make the distinction between the two sounds.

limb rim
lot rot
spool spoor
light right
free flee
berry belly
jelly jerry
raw law
bowling boring
climb crime

Exercise Three: Phrases with /l/

Listen to the sound. You will hear phrases of words that either contain the sound /l/ or do not. As you listen to each phrase circle yes if you hear /l/, and circle no if you do not.

1. yes no 4. yes no 7. yes no

2. yes no 5. yes no 8. yes no

3. yes no 6. yes no 9. yes no

Exercise Four: Minimal Pair Distinction

Listen to the sound. You will hear the sentences below, but only one of the italicized words will be spoken. Find the word which you hear.

1. Her lace/race was lost.
2. John was always right/light.
3. The judge thought that it was a real climb/crime.
4. My friend comes from a very loyal/royal family.
5. The people erected/elected their hero.

Part Two
Listen for the missing words and write them.

1.The was a dull brown colour.
2. His was getting bigger every day.
3. He gave his paper for the .
4. He lost a in the car accident.
5. The got bigger minute by minute.

Exercise Five: Dictation

Listen to the following sentences and write them.

_________________________________________is out.______

___Crimes___________________________________________

____________fleas_____________________________________

_Is Roland____________________________________________

__Rural______________________________________________

Exercise Six: Questions for Answers Given

In this section, you will hear 5 answers. You will not hear the questions. Listen carefully to the answer, and then speak/write the question for the space .

Example: ______________________? I'm fine, thanks. (you speak/write "How are you?" BEFORE the answer. )

1. Is the… .
2. Are you… .
3. Did the… .
4. Have you… .
5. Can I…

Tongue Twisters

Say the following sentences aloud, concentrating on the sounds L and R.

1. Laura and Larry rarely lull their rural roosters to sleep.

2. Sri Lankans are really leery of Landry's rules.

3. Climbing crimes are lures for crowded clowns.

4. There are free fleas for all the loyal royalty.

5. It's the right light with the glimmer in the mirror.

6. Collecting the corrections is the role of the elderly.

7. Are Roland and Sally rallying here in their lorry?

8. Jerry's berry jelly really rankled his broiling belly.

9. Yellow arrows frilled with reefed leaves are rarely light.

10. A leaky rear latch on the listing bark lifted right up and the water rushed in.

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1. yes	no	4. yes	no	7. yes	no
2. yes	no	5. yes	no	8. yes	no
3. yes	no	6. yes	no	9. yes	no