Ask your listener if your pronunciation of a specific word is correct. Most listeners will be glad to help. Listen to radio news stations for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. Repeat common words and phrases after the announcer. | Lesson Contrast and Review of 1 and r EXERCISE A 9 Listen and repeat the pairs of words. Be sure the tip of your tongue touches your gum ridge for 1 but not for r . Contrast at the Beginning of Words Contrast in the Middle of Words Contrast at the End of Words 1 r 1 r 1 r late rate elect erect tile tire led red read collect correct stall star low row believe bereave foil foyer list wrist palate parrot pail pair lose ruse alive arrive file fire EXERCISE B 30 Listen and repeat the sentences. Be sure to clearly pronounce the difference between 1 and r in the boldfaced words. w 1. Move toward the light. Move toward the right. 2. There is a lack of lamb. There is a rack of lamb. 3. Hes on the long line. He s on the wrong line. 4. Please don t lock it. Please don t rock it. 5. The teacher collected the work. The teacher corrected the work. M 6. Carry that load down the road. 1 r 7. The Versailles palace is near Paris. rl EH 8. I lost my rake near the lake. CH W 9. He lied about taking a long ride. r 1 10. Jerry likes jelly on his bread. 205 EXERCISE C Listen and repeat the 1 - and rpblend pairs aloud. Remember to produce the blend at the beginning of each word without inserting a vowel. EXAMPLE bloom broom NOT baloom barroom Bl r 1. flea flee free 2. glaze graze 3. clue crew 4. clam cram 5. blues bruise 6. They went to play. They went to pray. 7. It will glow. It will grow. 8. I saw her blush. I saw her brush. 9. Did they clash Did they crash 10. The cloud disappeared. The crowd disappeared. r 1 11. We had a fright on the flight. r 1 12. That brand of food is bland. 1 r 13. The clown was wearing a crown. r 1 14. Fred fled from the room. 1 tri 15. I hope Blake doesn t break his leg. CHECK YOURSELF 1 J yOu will hear the sentences using only ONE of the choices. Listen and circle the word used. For answers to Check Yourself 1-3 see Appendix il pages 300-301. pl pr EXAMPLE We all like plays praise . gl gr 1. Don t step on the glass grass . 1 M 2. Please put this on your list
