What do we need to do with our lips when we make an /r/ sound?
Relax them and don't round them! Keep them apart!
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What technique works best for you to say the /r/ sound?
Show me!
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What happens when you round your lips together when you are trying to say the /r/ sound?
It turns into a /w/ sound!
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Say "red" five times
Did you make the /r/ sound correctly? If not, why do you think you didn't do it right?
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What are 3 different vowels you can put in front of the /r/ sound?
"ah", "ee", "oo", "uh", "i", "ow", "ae", "ea"
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Try to make the retroflex /r/
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What do we need to do with our tongue when we make the /r/ sound?
Up, back and tight!!!
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What is an example of an /r/ blend word?
Crab, pretty, string, bright, drink....etc.
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If I used an /r/ for /w/ in the word "weed" what word would it be?
READ!!! Say this word five times using your best /r/!!
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boom
Lose 50 points!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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fairy
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thief
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Do we need to move our jaw to make a good /r/ sound?
NOPE!! it's mostly about the tongue!!!
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What word would it be if I used the /w/ for /r/ in the word "rail"?
Whale
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What are the sides of your tongue called?
Blades
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Try to make the /r/ sound by starting your tongue tip at the alveolar ridge (front of your mouth) and slide it back to the back of your mouth along your palate!