The Letter R Sound
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Videos and songs to help Kindergarten kids learn how to pronounce the letter r.
Learn words that has the letter r at the beginning and middle of words.
Learning the “R” Sound
The R sound (/r/) is one of the most distinct and versatile sounds in English. It is a voiced consonant, meaning the vocal cords vibrate when making the sound. The /r/ sound can appear at the beginning, middle, or end of words and is represented by the letter R.
Common Words with the /r/ Sound
At the Beginning of Words
red, run, rat, rain, ring, road, rope, rock, room, rabbit
In the Middle of Words
carry, barrel, carrot, marry, spirit, parent, berry, around
At the End of Words
car, star, bar, far, war, jar, four, door
The following diagram shows some examples of words that have the r sound. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce words beginning with the r sound.
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Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter R/r and the Alphabet.
Letter r Worksheet (lower case)
Letter R Worksheet (upper case)
Write Lower Case Letters
Write Upper Case Letters
The Letter R Song - Learn the Alphabet
Learn the Letter R and some R words
Learn the Letter R
Let’s Learn About The Alphabet
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Phonics Letter- R song
Phonics Song
Letter R: Run Run The Rat
My R Book
Spelling Patterns for the /r/ Sound
- R Alone
Common in words like red, rain, room, rock. - R Blends
Br: bring, bright, brown
Cr: crab, crown, cry
Dr: drum, dry, drive
Fr: frog, fruit, free
Gr: grass, green, grow
Pr: print, pride, promise
Tr: tree, truck, train - Vowel + R (R-Controlled Vowels)
The R changes the sound of the preceding vowel.
ar: car, star, far
er: her, serve, paper
ir: bird, first, shirt
or: for, store, more
ur: fur, burn, curl - Silent R (British English)
In non-rhotic accents like British English, R is often silent when it follows a vowel and isn’t followed by another vowel.
Examples: car, far, better
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| A/a | B/b | C/c | D/d |
| E/e | F/f | G/g | H/h |
| I/i | J/j | K/k | L/l |
| M/m | N/n | O/o | P/p |
| Q/q | R/r | S/s | T/t |
| U/u | V/v | W/w | X/x |
| Y/y | Z/z | a-z | A-Z |
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Learning Short Vowels
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| Long O | Long U | Y (vowel) |
| Long Vowels | Short & Long Vowels | |
Compare Short & Long Vowels
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| Short & Long O | Short & Long U | |
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