When you can pronounce /r/ well in the words on the previous page, start practising the phrases and sentences below. If you want more help with practising, then go to the How to Practise Guide
Whenever you are ready, or if you have no problem with the /r/ sound, you can move to Lesson 5 on the next page
Remember you can always come back to this worksheet to practise at any time.
Phrases
1 recently released 2 right andwrong
3 very real 4 British industry 5 reasonable price 6 Irish representative 7 frustrating program
8 a raspberry and some strawberries1
1 -berry and -berries are pronounced /bri/ and /briz/
Sentences 1
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Brian promised Karen to practise his sprinting throughout April in Derry. It’s critical that we greatly increase trade in France – if not the economy will shrink.
3 When driving – don’t drink, take breaks, and be wary of pedestrians on the streets. 4
5 6 7 8
Harriet and Gary received and read the paragraph on Europe that you recentlywrote. Restructuring Britain's trains and hundreds of railways is really the responsible thing to do. During the story, the protagonist always had truly fresh orange juice around breakfast time. Every problem is corrected by directly readjusting the process of preparation and production. Mary’s boyfriend Rory described the reasons why he rearranged the meeting to Friday at three.
Once you can do the sentences really well, then find a text from a newspaper or book and practise /r/. Afterwards go to the How To Practise Guide to see how to put /r/ into your everyday speech
If you’re interested in further /r/ information, then look at the Linking and Intrusive R worksheet Now go to Lesson 5 on the next page
