LISTEN

Listen to the audio recording below.

PRACTICE

The following consonants are often difficult for non-native speakers to pronounce. Listen to the audio and practice the phrases.

L / R

1. light / right
2. fries / flies
3. car / call
4. Let me listen.
5. That’s right.
6. Profit
7. Loan

R / D

1. rad / dad
2. bar / bad
3. I need the report.
4. Dan made the deal.
5. research and development
6. rising profits

L / N

1. lame / name
2. tell / ten
3. Let me know.
4. Never say never.
5. lender
6. nominate

N / M

1. might / night
2. mentor / member
3. plummet / planet
4. ran / ram
5. Now it’s time.
6. I missed the email.
7. owner
8. manager