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Lesson 5 --- The AR Sound

Objective: Learning the AR sound and finding out the words troubling you

Please read the tip on the AR sound.
Remember the AR sound is the combination sound of the short O sound and the consonant R sound.
Click here to see all the patterns for the AR sound or right click the list box to choose patterns.
If you see the letter A and R together, they are usually pronounced as the AR sound as in march. or the schwa sound as in standard if it is not stressed.
Use our auto-play feature and other useful features to help you practice the words.

Using the video clips to guide you how to pronounce the AR sound.

English Sound		Common Error		Solution	Speakers
,\|	far	9	four	Tongue more central & mouth open	Farsi
,\|	part			Keep mouth open and tongue low central.	Greek
,\|	part	,	pot	Mouth more open. Make sound longer.	Greek
,\|	part	7	putt	Mouth more open. Make sound longer.	Turkish

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If you feel comfortable pronouncing a word, you can remove the word by pressing the delete key.
If you feel the need to practice a word, you can add the word by clicking the Red Arrow button.

You will need to invest 15 to 30 minutes a day to go through the list. It may take a week for you to go through the list. Don't worry about whether you remember the pattern or not because you will remember it later.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

That which grows fast withers rapidly, that which grows slowly endures. --- Josiah Gilber Holland