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