Listening to the Difference
The phoneme /r/ is articulated away from
the teeth. The tongue should not touch
the teeth.
On the other hand, the
phoneme /l/ is formed at the front
of
the mouth. The tip of the tongue should
touch the
ridge just above the upper
front teeth.
Play the sounds below. The phonemes /r/ and /l/ are compared as well as other problematic phonemes.
Rice (米 ) in her hair
Lice (しらみ ) in her hair
It was right.
It was light.
Did he put it on his wrist?
Did he put it on his list?
Robber
Rubber
Where's your ship?
Sip
Open the carton.
Open the curtain.
Check-Up: Match each audio clip to the correct image.
Lice/Rice
Right
Wrong
Rocks/Locks
Right
Wrong
Laser/Razor
Wrong
Right
Bard/Bird
Wrong
Right
Rake/Lake
Wrong
Right
Faults/Farts
Right
Wrong
Mouth/Mouse
Right
Wrong
Walk/Work
Wrong
Right
Shoot/Suit
Wrong
Right
Barn/Burn
Wrong
Right
Cloud/Crowd
Right
Wrong
Farm/Firm
Wrong
Right
Carton/Curtain
Wrong
Right
Robber/Rubber
Wrong
Right
Pilot/Pirate
Right
Wrong
Collecting/Correcting
Right
Wrong
Walking/Working
Wrong
Right
