Today we are going to go over the difference

between the R and the L consonant sounds.

Many of my students have problems hearing

and feeling the difference between these two sounds.

Therefore, they have problems saying the two sounds correctly.

First, let’s review the mouth position.

To make the L, the tongue comes forward,

and the tip of the tongue presses against the roof of the mouth

just behind the teeth, or sometimes comes through the teeth.

To make the R sound, the tip of the tongue is down

while the back/mid part of the tongue raises.

The back/mid part of the tongue presses against the insides of the top teeth.

So, to make the L sound, the tongue tip is up and forward,

and to make the R sound it is down and further back.

In the R sound, the tip of the tongue is not touching anything.

Also, in the L sound, the lips remain more neutral.

In the R sound, they round somewhat.

And sometimes, at the beginning of a word especially, they round a lot.

Let’s look at a word pair where the only difference

between the two words is the R and the L consonant.

Rate, late.

Here you see both of the sounds side-by-side.

Notice in the R sound for ‘rate’, that the lips are more rounded.

In the L sound, the tip of the tongue is up against the roof of the mouth,

behind the front teeth.

Now you will see me speak one of the words, either ‘rate’ or ‘late’, with no sound.

I want you to study the mouth position and guess which one it is.

The word that I said is ‘rate’, which begins with the R.

Note the starting mouth position.

Rate.

The lips were in a tight circle for the R sound.

Now let’s look at a word pair where it is the sound

that comes at the end of the words that makes the difference.

Cuddle, which ends in the L sound, and cutter, which ends in the R sound.

Cuddle, cutter.

Here the sounds are a little more relaxed as they come at the end of the word.

However, the tongue is still up in position,

tongue tip touching behind the front top teeth for the L sound,

and the lips are still somewhat rounded for the R sound.

You can see this dark space in the mouth for the R sound.

That is because the tongue is further back in this sound.

Here again I will say one of the words without the sound.

Guess what the word is based on the mouth position.

The word was ‘cuddle’ with the L sound.

And now a word pair where the R and L sound comes in the middle of the word.

Feeling and fearing.

Here again are both sounds.

The lips are more rounded for the R sound.

And the tongue tip for the L is, as expected, raised to the roof of the mouth.

In the R sound you can see more dark space in the mouth

because the tongue is pulled further back.

In the L sound the tongue is more forward,

and therefore you can see it more easily through the teeth.

Again, I will repeat one of the words without sound.

Guess which word it is, based on the mouth position you see.

The word was ‘feeling’, with the L sound.

I hope this helps you to understand how these sounds are different.

When you practice, use a mirror.

And make sure that you see in the mirror the correct mouth position for these sounds.

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今天我们将

讨论R 和L辅音之间的区别。

我的许多学生 在听到

和感受 这两种声音之间的差异时都有问题。

因此，他们 很难正确说出这两个声音。

首先，让我们 回顾一下嘴的位置。

为了使 L， 舌头向前

，舌尖 紧贴

牙齿后面的上颚，或者 有时穿过牙齿。

为了发出 R 音， 舌尖向下，

而舌头的后部/ 中部抬起。

舌头的后部/中部 压在上齿的内侧。

因此，要发出 L 音， 舌尖向上并向前，

而要发出 R 音， 则舌尖向下并向后更远。

在R音中， 舌尖不接触任何东西。

此外，在 L 音中， 嘴唇保持更中性。

在 R 音中，它们有些圆润。

有时， 尤其是在单词的开头，它们会圆很多。

让我们看一个单词对 ，其中

两个单词之间的唯一区别 是 R 和 L 辅音。

评分，迟到了。

在这里，您可以并排看到两种 声音。

请注意，R 音中的“rate” ，嘴唇更圆润。

在 L 音中， 舌尖顶着上颚，

在门牙后面。

现在你会看到我说出一个词， 要么是“rate”，要么是“late”，没有声音。

我要你研究嘴的 位置，猜猜是哪一个。

我说的词是“rate”， 它以 R 开头。

注意起始嘴的位置。

速度。

R 音时，嘴唇紧紧地 围成一圈。

现在让我们看一个单词 对，其中单词

末尾的声音 会产生差异。

Cuddle 以 L 音 结束，Cutter 以 R 音结束。

拥抱，切割器。

这里的声音 在词尾出现时稍微轻松一些。

然而，舌头 仍然在原位，

L 音的舌尖接触到上前牙的后面，

而 R 音的嘴唇仍然有些 圆润。

您可以 在 R 音的口中看到这个黑暗的空间。

那是因为舌头 在这个声音中更靠后。

在这里，我将再次说一个 没有声音的词。

根据嘴的位置猜出这个词是什么 。

这个词是 L 音的“拥抱”。

现在是一个单词对，其中 R 和 L 的 声音出现在单词的中间。

感觉和恐惧。

这里又是两种声音。 R 音

的嘴唇更 圆润。

正如预期的那样，L 的舌尖被 抬高到嘴巴的顶部。

在 R 音中，您可以看到 口腔中更多的黑暗空间，

因为舌头 被拉得更远。

在 L 音中， 舌头更靠前

，因此您可以 通过牙齿更容易地看到它。

再一次，我将重复其中 一个词而不发声。

根据你看到的嘴巴位置猜猜它是哪个词。

这个词是“感觉”， 带有L音。

我希望这可以帮助您 了解这些声音的不同之处。

练习时，请使用镜子。

并确保您在镜子中看到 这些声音的正确嘴巴位置。