– Listen to the sentence – how many < r > are pronounced?
There are four eggs.
Answer
2 /r/ are pronounced:
There are four eggs.
/ðər ə fɔːr ɛgz/
In connected speech, a word ending < r > or < re > will join to the next word with /r/ if the following word begins with a vowel sound.
– Circle one silent < r > and underline one linking /r/ in each sentence:
Answers & Audio
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Silent < r >
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[ɫ]
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/l/
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/j/
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/r/
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/w/
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