‘r’ – the strangest sound in English?
One of the most common sounds in English, but also one of the most difficult for learners. /r/ is both tricky to pronounce, and tricky not to pronounce. In this article we’re going to conquer this strangest of English sounds. Sort of.
How to pronounce /r/.
To make an English /r/ you do 2 things. Firstly you move your tongue behind the gum behind the top teeth (the alveolar ridge) without touching it, and at the same time, you lift your top teeth off your bottom lip. So it should sound like this: /r/. It shouldn’t sound like [r] or [χ] or [ɽ] or [ɺ] . The key is not to touch the tongue onto the gum at all. In fact, as a sound, it’s like the English weather – a bit vague.
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